Genus Ocrepeira

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)

Genus Ocrepeira

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Some species formerly Wixia

Numbers

4 species in the USA.

Range

ectypa - USA -- RI, CT, NJ, MD, VA, NC, GA, FL, MO, AR, OH

georgia - USA -- NJ, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, LA, OH

globosa - USA -- KS, TX, AZ

redempta - USA -- TX

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 29 January, 2005 - 11:31am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Lynette
Last updated 5 November, 2009 - 4:48pm

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