Map Snapshot
10 Records
Description
"It is exceedingly difficult to separate some Acanthepeira specimens from the southeastern United States" (BugGuide).
Seasonality Snapshot
Use of media featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.
An Acanthepeira species in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (6/9/2018). Determined by Lynette Elliott/BugGuide.
View Record Details
Media by
Lori Byrne.
An Acanthepeira species in Frederick Co., Maryland (4/27/2019). Verified by John and Jane Balaban, and Chad Heins via BugGuide.
View Record Details
Media by
Emilio Concari.
An Acanthepeira species in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/27/2013). Determined by John and Jane Balaban, and Lynette Elliott via BugGuide.
View Record Details
Media by
Lynn Strauss.
Source: Wikipedia
Acanthepeira | |
---|---|
Acanthepeira stellata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Acanthepeira Marx, 1883[1] |
Type species | |
A. stellata (Walckenaer, 1805)
| |
Species | |
5, see text |
Acanthepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by George Marx in 1883.[2]
Species
[edit]As of April 2019[update] it contains five species:[1]
- Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976 – USA
- Acanthepeira labidura (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
- Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976 – USA, Mexico
- Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer, 1805) – Canada to Mexico
- Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896) – USA, Cuba, Hispaniola
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Gen. Acanthepeira Marx, 1883". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
- ^ Marx, G. (1883). Araneina.