Nuctenea
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Nuctenea
N. umbratica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Araneidae Genus: Nuctenea Simon, 1864
Diversity
3 species
Type species
Araneus umbraticus Clerck, 1757
Species
See text.

The spider genus Nuctenea belongs to the Araneidae family. Its most familiar member is the Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider, N. umbratica.

Species

• Nuctenea cedrorum (Simon, 1929) — Algeria
• Nuctenea silvicultrix (C. L. Koch, 1835) — Palearctic
• Nuctenea umbratica (Clerck, 1757) — Europe to Azerbaijan

• Nuctenea umbratica nigricans (Franganillo, 1909) — Portugal
• Nuctenea umbratica obscura (Franganillo, 1909) — Portugal

References

• Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 9.0. American Museum of Natural History.

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