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Genus Nigma

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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 Dictynidae (Mesh Web Weavers)
Genus Nigma
Numbers
One species in our region.
Identification
SONA lists the white blotches on the carapace as a key feature for this genus. This spider is translucent green, and sometimes has red or black markings on the abdomen.(1)
Works Cited
1.Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual
D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds). 2005. American Arachnological Society.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 31 May, 2010 - 8:40pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott
Last updated 23 September, 2012 - 9:26am

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