Nuctenea

Nuctenea
Nuctenea
N. umbratica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Nuctenea
Simon, 1864
Type species
Araneus umbraticus
Clerck, 1757
Species

See text.

Diversity
3 species

The spider genus Nuctenea belongs to the Araneidae family. Its most familiar member is the Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider, N. umbratica.

Species

  • Nuctenea cedrorum (Simon, 1929)Algeria
  • Nuctenea silvicultrix (C. L. Koch, 1835)Palearctic
  • Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757)Europe to Azerbaijan
  • Nuctenea umbratica nigricans (Franganillo, 1909)Portugal
  • Nuctenea umbratica obscura (Franganillo, 1909)Portugal

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