''Mecynogea'' is a
genus 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 1903.
The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".
Species
it contains nine species in the Americas:
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Mecynogea apatzingan
''Mecynogea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".
Species
it contains nine species in th ...
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Levi, 1997 – Mexico
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Mecynogea bigibba''
Simon, 1903 – Brazil, Uruguay
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Mecynogea buique
''Mecynogea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".
Species
it contains nine species in t ...
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Levi, 1997 – Brazil
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Mecynogea erythromela
''Mecynogea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".
Species
it contains nine species in t ...
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(Holmberg, 1876) – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile
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Mecynogea infelix
''Mecynogea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".
Species
it contains nine species in t ...
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(Soares & Camargo, 1948) – Colombia, Brazil
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Mecynogea lemniscata
''Mecynogea lemniscata'', the basilica orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs ...
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( Walckenaer, 1841) – USA to Argentina
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Mecynogea martiana
''Mecynogea'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".
Species
it contains nine spe ...
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( Archer, 1958) – Cuba, Hispaniola
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Mecynogea ocosingo''
Levi, 1997 – Mexico
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Mecynogea sucre
''Mecynogea'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1903. The name is derived from the Greek mekyno (μηυνω), meaning "to lengthen", and "gea" (γεα), meaning "earth".
Species
it contains nine species in t ...
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Levi, 1997 – Venezuela, Brazil
References
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of North America
Spiders of South America
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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