Nuctenea
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The spider genus Nuctenea belongs to the Araneidae family. Its most familiar member is the Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider, N. umbratica.
Species
- Nuctenea cedrorum (Simon, 1929) — Algeria
- Nuctenea silvicultrix (C. L. Koch, 1835) — Palearctic
- Nuctenea umbraticaNuctenea umbraticaThe Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider is a spider of the Araneidae family.-Description:The walnut orb-weaver spider is very wide and flattened, with a leathery skin. Its color ranges from red brown and grey brown to black with a dark, yellowish to yellow-greenish leaf-like fleckled marking on its...
(Clerck, 1757) — Europe to Azerbaijan - Nuctenea umbratica nigricans (Franganillo, 1909) — Portugal
- Nuctenea umbratica obscura (Franganillo, 1909) — Portugal