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Genus Heteropoda

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Sparassidae (Huntsmen Spiders)

Genus Heteropoda

Other Common Names

Huntsman Spiders

Pronunciation

het-err-OH-poh-duh

Explanation of Names

Author of name: Pierre André Latreille. First year published: 1804.

Heteropoda translates to 'with unequal legs' in Greek.

Numbers

1 species found in the USA (Heteropoda venatoria)

Range

Heteropoda venatoria: introduced to the Gulf States & California (also lives in other tropical ecozones all over the world).

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 10 September, 2004 - 4:29pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, Mandy Howe
Last updated 15 January, 2012 - 4:34am

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