Micrathena

Micrathena
M. sagittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Micrathena Sundevall, 1833
Species
M. sagittata M. gracilis M. mitrata  many more
Diversity
105 species

Micrathena sagittata and web, Gadsden Co. Florida.

The spider genus Micrathena contains more than hundred species, most of them Neotropical woodland orb-weavers.

Only three species occur in the eastern United States: females of M. gracilis (the Spined Micrathena) have five pairs of conical tubercles on the abdomen, female M. mitrata have two short posterior pairs, and female M. sagittata (the Arrow-shaped Micrathena) have three pairs.

References

• Hentz, N. M. (1850). Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston J. nat. Hist. 6: 18-35, 271-295.

External links

• • BugGuide: Pictures of Micrathena species
  • Information about Micrathena
  • Picture of Micrathena sp. (free for noncommercial use)

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