Eriophora

Eriophora
	from Belmopan, Belize
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Eriophora; Simon, 1864
Type species
	E. ravilla; (C. L. Koch, 1844)
Species
	10, see text
Synonyms
	Epeirella;

Eriophora is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.^[3] It occurs in the Americas, Australasia, and Africa. The name is derived from Ancient Greek roots, and means "wool bearing".^[4]

Eriophora transmarina is commonly known as the "Australian garden orb weaver spider".

Species[]

Most species now grouped here have been classified as Araneus at some time in their description history. As of April 2019 Eriophora contains ten species:^[1]

(L. Koch, 1871) – Australia
(Yin, Wang & Zhang, 1987) – China
Eriophora edax (Blackwall, 1863) – USA to Brazil
(Simon, 1880) – New Caledonia, Loyalty Is.
(C. L. Koch, 1838) – Honduras to Brazil
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889) – Guatemala to Guyana
(Lessert, 1930) – Congo, Ethiopia
Eriophora pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) – Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand
Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch, 1844) – USA to Brazil
Eriophora transmarina (Keyserling, 1865) – New Guinea, Australia, Samoa

Gallery[]

Flame-bellied or orange-bellied orb-weaver, Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Either Eriophora heroine or Eriophora pustulosa
Portrait of Eriophora heroine or Eriophora pustulosa
Eriophora ravilla, Florida

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Gen. Eriophora Simon, 1864". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
^ Levi, H. W. (2002). "Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas". Journal of Arachnology. 30: 562.
^ Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
^ "Genus Eriophora". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-05-13.

External links[]

Eriophora ravilla, a tropical orb weaver spider on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site

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[NMBE-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Gen. Eriophora Simon, 1864". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.

[Levi2002-2] Levi, H. W. (2002). "Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas". Journal of Arachnology. 30: 562.

[3] Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.

[bugguide-4] "Genus Eriophora". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-05-13.

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