Eriophora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[3] It occurs in the Americas and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing".[4]
Eriophora | |
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Eriophora nephiloides from Belmopan, Belize | |
Eriophora heroine | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Eriophora Simon, 1864[1] |
Type species | |
E. ravilla (C. L. Koch, 1844)
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Species | |
7, see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editMost species now grouped here have been classified as Araneus at some time in their description history. As of July 2022[update] Eriophora contains seven species:[1]
- Eriophora conica (Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1987) – China
- Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863) – USA to Brazil
- Eriophora fuliginea (C. L. Koch, 1838) – Honduras to Brazil
- Eriophora nephiloides (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) – Guatemala to Guyana
- Eriophora neufvilleorum (Lessert, 1930) – Congo, Ethiopia
- Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch, 1844) – USA to Brazil
Gallery
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Flame-bellied or orange-bellied orb-weaver, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
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Eriophora ravilla, Florida
References
edit- ^ a b c "Gen. Eriophora Simon, 1864". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ Levi, H. W. (2002). "Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas". Journal of Arachnology. 30 (3): 562. doi:10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0527:KTTGOA]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 84360673.
- ^ Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
- ^ "Genus Eriophora". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
External links
editWikispecies has information related to Eriophora.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eriophora.
- Eriophora ravilla, a tropical orb weaver spider on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site