Achaearanea
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| Achaearanea lunata | |
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| Genus: | Achaearanea Strand, 1929
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A. japonica | |
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| c. 150 species | |
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Achaea | |
Achaearanea is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae (tangle web spider) family.
Taxonomy
This genus used to include the extremely abundant common house spider, which was transferred to genus Parasteatoda in 2006. A. veruculata was moved to genus Cryptachaea in 2008.[1]
Description
This genus includes small and large theriids. The legs are medium long, with spines and usually many hairs. Their web is an irregular network of threads, usually in a sheltered place.[2]
Distribution
Species are found around the world, with several species from South America, China and Korea, India, Australia and Africa. Some species are endemic to several small islands.[1]
Notes
References
- Fitch, Henry S. (1963): Spiders of The University of Kansas Natural History Reservation and Rockefeller Experimental Tract.
- Platnick, Norman I. (2009): The world spider catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History.
Further reading
- Yoshida, Hajime (2008): A revision of the genus Achaearanea (Araneae: Theridiidae). Acta Arachnologica 57(1): 37-40. PDF
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