| Agelena limbata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Agelenidae |
| Genus: | Agelena |
| Species: | A. limbata |
| Binomial name | |
| Agelena limbata Thorell, 1897 | |
Agelena limbata is a species of spider in the family Agelenidae. It was described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1897. [1] [2] [3] It is found in Myanmar, Laos, China, [1] and Taiwan. [3]
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