Acanthepeira

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Subfamilia: Araneinae
Tribus: Araneini
Genus: Acanthepeira
Species: A. cherokee – A. labidura – A. marion – A. stellata – A. venusta
Name

Acanthepeira Marx, 1883

Type species: Epeira stellata Walckenaer, 1805: 65

Acanthepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by George Marx in 1883.[2]
Species

As of April 2019 it contains five species:[1]

Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976 – USA
Acanthepeira labidura (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976 – USA, Mexico
Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer, 1805) – Canada to Mexico
Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896) – USA, Cuba, Hispaniola

References

"Gen. Acanthepeira Marx, 1883". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-11.
Marx, G. (1883). Araneina.

Gender: feminine