Neoscona
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| Neoscona adianta from Belgium | |
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Neoscona
E. Simon, 1864[1]
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N. adianta |
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Neoscona is a genus of spider in the family Araneidae (araneids) with a mostly pantropical distribution. One species, N. adianta, has a palearctic distribution, and several species occur in North America.
There is a characteristic longitudinal groove on the carapace which separates all species of Neoscona from species of Araneus.[2]
Taxonomy
Neoscona was first separated from other araneids in the now obsolete genus Epeira by Eugène Simon in 1864, initially only as a group rather than a genus. The name Neoscona was derived from νέω, spin, and σχοῐνος, reed or rush.[3]
References
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- ↑ University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., p. 261
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