Carepalxis

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Carepalxis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Carepalxis
L. Koch, 1872[1]
Type species
L. Koch, 1872
Species

12, see text

Carepalxis is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1872.[2] These spiders only build webs at night and break them down in the morning. builds orb webs up to 60 centimetres (24 in) in diameter with closely woven spiral threads.[3]

Species[]

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

  • (Hasselt, 1873) — Australia (Victoria)
  • Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland)
  • Simon, 1895 — Paraguay, Argentina
  • (Rainbow, 1896) — Australia (New South Wales)
  • Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (Queensland)
  • L. Koch, 1872 — Australia (Queensland)
  • (Petrunkevitch, 1911) — Mexico
  • Rainbow, 1916 — Australia (New South Wales)
  • Simon, 1895 — Jamaica, Mexico to Brazil
  • Thorell, 1881 — New Guinea
  • Chrysanthus, 1961 — New Guinea
  • Keyserling, 1886 — Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Gen. Carepalxis L. Koch, 1872". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
  2. ^ Koch, L. (1872). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet.
  3. ^ "Orb or Wheel weaving spiders: Family Araneidae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-14.
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