''Ursa'' is a
genus
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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 1895.
Species
it contains five species:
* ''
Ursa flavovittata
Ursa is a Latin word meaning bear. Derivatives of this word are ursine or Ursini.
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Simon, 1909 – Vietnam
* ''
Ursa lunula
Ursa is a Latin word meaning bear. Derivatives of this word are ursine or Ursini.
Ursa may also refer to:
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''
(Nicolet, 1849) – Chile
* ''
Ursa pulchra
Ursa is a Latin word meaning bear. Derivatives of this word are ursine or Ursini.
Ursa may also refer to:
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''
Simon, 1895 (
type
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) – Brazil
* ''
Ursa turbinata
Ursa is a Latin word meaning bear. Derivatives of this word are ursine or Ursini.
Ursa may also refer to:
General
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''
Simon, 1895 – South Africa
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Ursa vittigera
''Ursa vittigera'' is a species of spider of the family Araneidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
See also
* List of Araneidae species
These pages list all described species of the spider family Araneidae
Orb-weaver spiders are members of the ...
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Simon, 1895 – Sri Lanka
References
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Taxa named by Eugène Simon
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