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''Pisaurina'' 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 nursery web spiders that was first described by
Eugène Louis Simon Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".tropical areas to settle down and reproduce.


Species

it contains four species, found only in Canada, the United States, and on the
Greater Antilles The Greater Antilles ( es, Grandes Antillas or Antillas Mayores; french: Grandes Antilles; ht, Gwo Zantiy; jam, Grieta hAntiliiz) is a grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, including Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and ...
: *'' Pisaurina brevipes'' ( Emerton, 1911) – USA, Canada *'' Pisaurina dubia'' ( Hentz, 1847) – USA *''
Pisaurina mira ''Pisaurina mira'', also known as the American nursery web spiders, is a species of spider in the family Pisauridae. They are often mistaken for wolf spiders (Lycosidae) due to their physical resemblance. ''P. mira'' is distinguished by its uniqu ...
'' (Walckenaer, 1837) ( type) – USA, Canada *'' Pisaurina undulata'' ( Keyserling, 1887) – USA, Cuba


See also

* List of Pisauridae species


References

Araneomorphae genera Pisauridae Spiders of North America {{Pisauridae-stub