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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Furrow spiders (Larinioides)

Genus Larinioides - Furrow spiders

Classification · Other Common Names · Pronunciation · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · See Also
Big, Ugly, Female - Larinioides sclopetarius Larinioides cornutus - male Larinioides sp? - Larinioides - male Marbled Orb Weaver? - Larinioides sclopetarius - female Furrow Orbweaver - Larinioides cornutus Spider 016 - Larinioides cornutus Another Orb-weaving spider on Lake Erie dock - Larinioides cornutus Orbweaver? - Larinioides
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 Larinioides (Furrow spiders)
Other Common Names
No common name for the genus.
Pronunciation
lar-i-nee-OY-deez
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Formerly genus Nuctenea
Numbers
Three species in the US: cornutus, patagiatus, sclopetarius. All are fairly widespread.
See Also
Metepeira
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 5 October, 2005 - 6:25pm
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Lynette, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, kschnei
Last updated 3 November, 2009 - 9:11am

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