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Species Micrathena mitrata - White Micrathena

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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 Micrathena
Species mitrata (White Micrathena)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog for synonyms.
Explanation of Names
Micrathena mitrata (Hentz, 1850)
Latin: "turbaned, wearing a turban", from mitra cap, turban (1)
Size
female 5-5.2 mm; male 3.8-4 mm (2)
Identification
Epigynum
Internet References
USA Spiders
iNaturalist
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.Spiders of the Eastern US, A Photographic Guide
W. Mike Howell and Ronald L. Jenkins. 2004. pearson education.
Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, cheins, Chuck Entz, marcie oconnor
Last updated 22 November, 2023 - 6:40am

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