Metepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by F. O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1903.[2] The name is derived from the Ancient Greek μετά and the obsolete genus name Epeira, denoting a genus similar to Epeira.

Metepeira
Metepeira sp.
M. labyrinthea, hiding in its labyrinth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Metepeira
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903[1]
Type species
M. spinipes
F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903
Species

44, see text

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains forty-four species found from Argentina to Canada, including Caribbean islands:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Metepeira F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1903". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  2. ^ Pickard-Cambridge, F. O. (1903), "Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones", Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology
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