''Zilla'' 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
orb-weaver spiders first described by
C. L. Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was born ...
in 1834.
Species
it contains four species:
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Zilla crownia''
Yin, Xie & Bao, 1996 – China
*''
Zilla diodia''
(Walckenaer, 1802) (
type
Type may refer to:
Science and technology Computing
* Typing, producing text via a keyboard, typewriter, etc.
* Data type, collection of values used for computations.
* File type
* TYPE (DOS command), a command to display contents of a file.
* Ty ...
) – Europe to Azerbaijan
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Zilla globosa
Zilla may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* Vittore Zanetti Zilla (1864–1946), Italian painter
* Zilla Mays (1931–1995), American R&B, gospel singer and pioneering DJ
* Zilla (Godzilla), a fictional film monster
* Zilla (band), a trance band ...
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Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2004 – India
*''
Zilla qinghaiensis''
Hu, 2001 – China
References
External links
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Asia
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