Uloborus

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Uloborus
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Uloborus plumipes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae
Genus: Uloborus
Latreille, 1806
Species

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Diversity
80 species
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Uloborus plumipes

Uloborus is a spider genus in the family Uloboridae with 79 described species. [1] Most species occur in the tropics and subtropics, with only a few species in northern America and Europe.

The chelicerae of these cribellate spiders are robust, but, like all Uloboridae, there are no venom glands. Eight small eyes are present.

Species

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References

  1. "Uloborus". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 25 August 2017.