Convolvulaceae, known commonly as the bindweed or morning glory family, is a family of about 60 genera and more than 1,650 species of mostly herbaceous vines, but also trees, shrubs and herbs, and also including the sweet potato and a few other food tubers.
Neoscona, known as spotted orb-weavers and barn spiders, is a genus of orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to separate these from other araneids in the now obsolete genus Epeira. The name Neoscona was derived from the Greek νέω, meaning "spin", and σχοῐνος, meaning "reed" They have a mostly pantropical distribution and one species, Neoscona adianta, has a palearctic distribution. As of April 2019 there are eight species that can be found in the United States and Canada:
The Clytrini are a tribe within the leaf beetle subfamily Cryptocephalinae, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Clytrinae. As the other Cryptocephalinae, they belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles known as Camptosomata.
Diodora crucifera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.
Neoscona crucifera is an orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It is found in the United States from Maine to Florida in the east, to Minnesota in the Midwest, to Arizona in the southwest, and in Mexico. Its common names include Hentz orbweaver (after Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, spotted orbweaver, and barn spider. The name "barn spider" is also commonly used for a different spider, Araneus cavaticus.
Neoscona domiciliorum, commonly known as the spotted orbweaver or redfemured spotted orbweaver, is a spider in the family Araneidae. The specific epithet domiciliorum means "of dwellings" in Latin and refers to the fact that this species is often found living on buildings. Their bites are not known to cause serious harm in humans.
Ambetilia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by Boris Balinsky in 1994. Its single species, Ambetilia crucifera, described by the same author, is found in South Africa.
Nilakantha is a spider genus of the jumping spider family, Salticidae.
Paraleprodera crucifera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1793. It is known from Sri Lanka and India.
Ypypuera is a genus of South American tree trunk spiders that was first described by C. A. Rheims & A. D. Brescovit in 2004. As of May 2019 it contains only three species: Y. crucifera, Y. esquisita, and Y. vittata.
Hesycha crucifera is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Dillon and Dillon in 1952. It is known from Brazil.
Nasoona is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by G. H. Locket in 1982.
Urodera dilaticollis is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Urodera is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about nine described species in Urodera.
Pachybrachis bivittatus is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Cryptocephalus obsoletus is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Proteides mercurius, the mercurial skipper, is a species of dicot skipper in the butterfly family Hesperiidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, North America, and South America.
Aradus funestus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Aradus depictus is a species of flat bug in the family Aradidae. It is found in North America.
Pseudoluperus cyanellus is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
