Species Cyrtophora citricola - Tropical tent-web spider

Classification · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Internet References

brown maroon spider in fairchild gardens, Miami, FL. - Cyrtophora citricola - female

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 Cyrtophora

Species citricola (Tropical tent-web spider)

Numbers

1 species introduced in NA.

47 species and subspecies worldwide.

Range

'throughout Africa, Asia and the southern part of Europe and is also in parts of South America (Colombia).'(IFAS)

Remarks

A communal spider; webs reported to 1000' sq.

Possibly a pest in FL. See Mannion

Internet References

Edwards

Images

Mannion

WSC

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 28 October, 2007 - 4:48pm
Additional contributions by kschnei
Last updated 14 September, 2008 - 3:13pm

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