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Anyphaena

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Anyphaena
Temporal range: Palaeogene–present
Anyphaena sp.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Anyphaenidae
Genus: Anyphaena
Sundevall, 1833[1]
Type species
A. accentuata
(Walckenaer, 1802)
Species

83, see text

Anyphaena is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833.[2]

The eye arrangement of spiders in the genus Anyphaena

They are yellow or brownish in coloration, with a concave carapace that narrows gradually towards the head.[3]

Species

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As of March 2023 it contains eighty-five species in North America, Europe, Middle East and Southern and Eastern Asia:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Anyphaena Sundevall, 1833". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ^ Sundevall, C. J. (1833). Conspectus Arachnidum.
  3. ^ Chen, Shyh-hwang; Huang, Wen-Jean (May 2012). The Spider Fauna of Taiwan. National Taiwan Normal University. p. 32. ISBN 9789577526687.
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