Metepeira

Metepeira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Metepeira F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903
Type species
Metepeira spinipes F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903
Species
Metepeira labyrinthea Metepeira datona Metepeira palustris Metepeira spinipes many others
Diversity
> 40 species

Metepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders with about 40 described species. These are found from Argentina to Canada, including Caribbean islands.

Name

The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek μετά and the obsolete genus name Epeira, denoting a genus similar to Epeira.

Notes

References

• Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History.

External links

• Bugguide.net: Image of a Metepeira species

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