''Gea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
orb-weaver spiders first described by
C. L. Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born ...
in 1843.
Species
it contains thirteen species:
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Gea africana''
Simon, 1895 – Congo
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Gea argiopides''
Strand, 1911 – New Guinea, Indonesia (Aru Is.)
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Gea bituberculata''
( Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
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Gea eff''
Levi, 1983 – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
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Gea heptagon
''Gea heptagon'' is a species of orb weaver
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields, and forests. The English word " ...
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( Hentz, 1850) – Pacific Is., Australia. Introduced to USA to Argentina
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Gea infuscata''
Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa, Angola
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Gea nilotica''
Simon, 1906 – Sudan
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Gea spinipes''
C. L. Koch, 1843 – India, China, Taiwan to Indonesia (Borneo)
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Gea s. nigrifrons''
Simon, 1901 – Malaysia
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Gea subarmata''
Thorell, 1890 – India, Bangladesh to Philippines, New Guinea
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Gea theridioides''
(L. Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist.
He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...
, 1872) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Gea transversovittata''
Tullgren, 1910 – Congo, East Africa
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Gea zaragosa''
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – India, Philippines
References
External links
Araneidae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders
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