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Genus Castianeira

Golden backed spider? - Castianeira descripta Blue spider - Castianeira longipalpa Mystery Spider - Castianeira amoena Mystery spider - Castianeira BG1176 D0039 - Castianeira amoena - male orange spider - Castianeira spider - Castianeira longipalpa Id request - Castianeira
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynes)
Family Corinnidae (Antmimics and Ground Sac Spiders)
Genus Castianeira
Numbers
26 species found in the USA & Canada.
Range
alata - USA
alfa - USA
alteranda - USA, Canada
amoena - USA
athena - USA
cingulata - USA, Canada
crocata - USA
crucigera - USA
cubana - USA
descripta - USA, Canada
dorsata - USA
floridana - USA
gertschi - USA, Canada
longipalpa - USA, Canada
luctifera - USA
mexicana - USA
nanella - USA
occidens - USA
peregrina - USA
rothi - USA
thalia - USA
trilineata - USA, Canada
variata - USA, Canada
vulnerea - USA
walsinghami - USA, Canada
zionis - USA
Print References
Spiders of the Eastern United States ~ be aware that there is an error on a labeled image of Castianeira. See canadianarachnology.org