''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their prey by producing sex pheromones that attract male moths, and catching their prey by using a pair of enlarged claws at the tip of their anterior legs.

Species

it contains six species from South America and Mexico: *''

Taczanowskia gustavoi ''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their p ...

'' Ibarra-Núñez, 2013 – Mexico *''

Taczanowskia mirabilis ''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their prey by pro ...

'' Simon, 1897 – Bolivia, Brazil *''

Taczanowskia onowoka ''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their prey by pro ...

'' Jordán, Domínguez-Trujillo, & Cisneros-Heredia, 2021 – Ecuador *''

Taczanowskia sextuberculata ''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their prey by pro ...

'' Keyserling, 1892 – Colombia, Brazil *''

Taczanowskia striata ''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their prey by pro ...

'' Keyserling, 1879 (

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) – Peru, Brazil, Argentina *''

Taczanowskia trilobata ''Taczanowskia'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1879. Contrary to the common name of the group, spiders of the genus Taczanowskia do not build webs and are furtive hunters, deceiving their prey by pro ...

'' Simon, 1897 – Brazil

References

Araneidae Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Mexico Spiders of South America Taxa named by Eugen von Keyserling {{Araneidae-stub