''Eriophora'' is a
genus
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of
orb-weaver spiders first described by
Eugène Simon
Eugène Louis Simon (; 30 April 1848 – 17 November 1924) was a French naturalist who worked particularly on insects and spiders, but also on birds and plants. He is by far the most prolific spider taxonomist in history, describing over 4, ...
in 1895.
It occurs in the
Americas
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Along with th ...
,
Australasia
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, and
Africa
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. The name is derived from
Ancient Greek
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roots, and means "wool bearing".
Species
Most species now grouped here have been classified as ''
Araneus
''Araneus'' is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species, among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider. The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757.
Description
Spiders of this genus prese ...
'' at some time in their description history. ''Eriophora'' contains seven species:
*''
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
''Eriophora'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It occurs in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing".
Species
Most species ...
''
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) – Guatemala to Guyana
*''
Eriophora neufvilleorum''
(Lessert, 1930) – Congo, Ethiopia
*''
Eriophora pustulosa''
(Walckenaer, 1841) – Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
*''
Eriophora ravilla''
(C. L. Koch, 1844) – USA to Brazil
Gallery
File:Flame-bellied Spider.JPG, Flame-bellied or orange-bellied orb-weaver, Osa Peninsula
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, Costa Rica
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File:Eriophora sp 1.jpg, Either ''Eriophora heroine'' or ''Eriophora pustulosa''
File:Eriophora sp 2.jpg, Portrait of ''Eriophora heroine'' or ''Eriophora pustulosa''
File:Eriophora ravilla, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida.jpg, ''Eriophora ravilla'', Florida
References
External links
''Eriophora ravilla'', a tropical orb weaver spideron the
UF /
IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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