''Plebs'' is a
genus of
orb-weaver spiders first described by M. M. Joseph & V. W. Framenau in 2012.
Though many of its species have been moved around, a 2012 taxonomic revision suggested that these spiders comprise a
monophyletic
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genus of closely related spiders that evolved in
Australia
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and, through subsequent movements, spread into parts of
Asia and Pacific islands.
Species
it contains twenty-two species. Seven are found in Australia, thirteen in Asia, one on
New Caledonia
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, and one endemic to
Vanuatu.
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Plebs arleneae''
Joseph & Framenau, 2012 – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Plebs arletteae
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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Joseph & Framenau, 2012 – Australia (Lord Howe Is.)
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Plebs astridae''
( Strand, 1917) – China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
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Plebs aurea
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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(Saito, 1934) – Japan
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Plebs baotianmanensis
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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(Hu, Wang & Wang, 1991) – China
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Plebs bradleyi
''Plebs bradleyi'', synonym ''Araneus bradleyi'', is a spider in the orb-weaver family Araneidae. Known as the enamelled spider, it is a common Australian spider. It occurs in Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.
Description an ...
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(Keyserling, 1887) – Southeastern Australia, Tasmania
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Plebs cyphoxis
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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( Simon, 1908) – Australia (Western Australia, South Australia)
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Plebs eburnus
The spider species ''Plebs eburnus'' is commonly referred to as the eastern grass orb-weaver or the eastern bush orb-weaver, and sometimes more simply as the bush orb-weaver. It is an orb-weaver spider from the family Araneidae endemic to Austral ...
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(Keyserling, 1886) (
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) – Eastern Australia, Tasmania
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Plebs himalayaensis''
( Tikader, 1975) – India
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Plebs mitratus
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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(Simon, 1895) – India
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Plebs neocaledonicus
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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( Berland, 1924) – New Caledonia
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Plebs oculosus
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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(Zhu & Song, 1994) – China
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Plebs opacus
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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Joseph & Framenau, 2012 – Vanuatu
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Plebs patricius
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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Joseph & Framenau, 2012 – Australia (Victoria, Tasmania)
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Plebs plumiopedellus
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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(Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1987) – China, Taiwan
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Plebs poecilus
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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(Zhu & Wang, 1994) – China
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Plebs rosemaryae
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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Joseph & Framenau, 2012 – Australia (Queensland, Norfolk Is.)
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Plebs sachalinensis
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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(Saito, 1934) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
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Plebs salesi
In ancient Rome, the plebeians (also called plebs) were the general body of free Roman citizens who were not patricians, as determined by the census, or in other words "commoners". Both classes were hereditary.
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Joseph & Framenau, 2012 – New Guinea
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Plebs sebastiani''
Joseph & Framenau, 2012 – Philippines
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Plebs tricentrus''
(Zhu & Song, 1994) – China
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Plebs yanbaruensis''
(Tanikawa, 2000) – Japan
References
Araneidae
Spiders of Asia
Spiders of Australia
Spiders of Oceania
Araneomorphae genera
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