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Deinopis
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Deinopis, also known as net-casting spiders, gladiator spiders and ogre-faced spiders, is a genus of net-casting spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. Its distribution is widely tropical and subtropical. They catch their prey using a specially spun "net".
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyDeinopidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 390
- With media
- 5
- Family
- Deinopidae
- Collections
- YPM, MCZ, UNM, INHS, USNM, AM
- Recorded in
- United States, Nicaragua, Zambia, Peru, Brazil, Costa Rica, Australia, Philippines
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Deinopidae
- Image
- Deinopis subrufa female.jpg
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- taxon rank
- genus
- Commons category
- Deinopis
- taxon name
- Deinopis
- taxon common name
- Ogrefaced spider
- taxon author citation
- MacLeay, 1839
- taxonomic type
- Deinopis lamia
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Net-casting
- Eyes
- Species
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Deinopis, also known as net-casting spiders, gladiator spiders and ogre-faced spiders, is a genus of net-casting spiders that was first described by W. S. MacLeay in 1839. Its distribution is widely tropical and subtropical. They catch their prey using a specially spun "net".
==Etymology== The name is derived from the Greek (deinos), meaning "fearful", and opis, meaning "appearance", referring to their ogre-like faces. The spelling "Dinopis" is also found, but is regarded as an "unjustified emendation".
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