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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Cyrtophora » Tropical tent-web spider (Cyrtophora citricola)

Species Cyrtophora citricola - Tropical tent-web spider

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Remarks · Internet References
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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 Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Cyrtophora
Species citricola (Tropical tent-web spider)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Forsskål. Year first published: 1775.
Numbers
1 species introduced in NA.
47 species and subspecies worldwide.
Range
FL
'throughout Africa, Asia and the southern part of Europe and is also in parts of South America (Colombia).'(IFAS)

Old World, Hispaniola, Costa Rica, Colombia - (World Spider Catalog does not recognize this as an North American species.)
Remarks
A communal spider; webs reported to 1000' sq.
Possibly a pest in FL.
Internet References
Edwards
Images
WSC
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 28 October, 2007 - 4:48pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, cheins, kschnei
Last updated 6 August, 2015 - 9:20am

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