Azilia (spider)
Azilia is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881.[3] It is a senior synonym of Cardimia.[2]
| Azilia | |
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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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10, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
As of October 2019 it contains ten 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 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
See also
References
- "Gen. Azilia Keyserling, 1881". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
- Levi, H. W. (2002). "Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas". Journal of Arachnology. 30: 562.
- Keyserling, E. (1881). "Neue Spinnen aus Amerika. III". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 31: 269–314.
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