Genus Metazygia

Classification · Numbers · Internet References

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 Metazygia

Numbers

Three species in the U.S. (Levi, 1977a), but the Nearctic Spider database lists the following 4 species.

Metazygia calix

Metazygia carolinalis

Metazygia wittfeldae

Metazygia zilloides

Internet References

~ colecoes.inpa.gov - Metazygia images.

~ www.sil.si.edu/imagegalaxy - Metazygia wittfeldae drawing.

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 4 March, 2007 - 5:13pm
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 16 October, 2009 - 10:08pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2009 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version