Acanthepeira
Genus of spiders
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Acanthepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by George Marx in 1883.[2]
| Acanthepeira | |
|---|---|
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| A. stellata in North America | |
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| male Acanthepeira sp. in South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Acanthepeira Marx, 1883[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. stellata (Walckenaer, 1805) | |
| Species | |
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5, see text | |
Species
A. cherokee
A. marion
A. venusta
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes five species:[1]
- Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976 – United States
- Acanthepeira labidura (Mello-Leitão, 1943) – Brazil
- Acanthepeira marion Levi, 1976 – United States, Mexico
- Acanthepeira stellata (Walckenaer, 1805) – Canada, United States, Mexico
- Acanthepeira venusta (Banks, 1896) – United States, Cuba, Hispaniola
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