Azilia
Genus of spiders
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Azilia is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881.[2] It is a senior synonym of Cardimia.[3]
| Azilia | |
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| A. affinis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Tetragnathidae |
| Genus: | Azilia Keyserling, 1881[1] |
| Type species | |
| A. formosa Keyserling, 1881 | |
| Species | |
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11, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
As of March 2021[update] it contains eleven species, found in Central America, South America, Cuba, on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and in the United States:[1]
- Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 – USA to Panama
- Azilia boudeti Simon, 1895 – Brazil
- Azilia eximia (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil
- Azilia formosa Keyserling, 1881 (type) – Peru
- Azilia guatemalensis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 – Central America to Peru, St. Vincent
- Azilia histrio Simon, 1895 – Brazil
- Azilia integrans (Mello-Leitão, 1935) — Brazil
- Azilia marmorata Mello-Leitão, 1948 – Guyana
- Azilia montana Bryant, 1940 – Cuba
- Azilia rojasi Simon, 1895 – Venezuela
- Azilia vachoni (Caporiacco, 1954) – French Guiana
In synonymy:
- A. mexicana Banks, 1898 = Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893
- A. vagepicta Simon, 1895 = Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893
Formerly placed here
- Azilia leucostigma Mello-Leitão, 1941– now in Galianoella