Box kite spider

Box kite spiders
I. tabulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Isoxya
Simon, 1885
Species

see text

Diversity
16 species

Box kite spiders is a common name for the Afrotropical Isoxya genus of orb-weaver spiders. Like the Spiny orb-weavers they have six prominent (but short) spines on their abdomen. They are small spiders, measuring 3 to 7 mm across.[1] They have a sclerotised (or porcelain-like) abdomen which is typical of the Gastricanthinae.[1]

Species

The species include:[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Larsen, Norman. "Isoxya (box kite spiders)". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Retrieved 17 June 2013.
  2. Platnick, Norman I. "genus: Isoxya". The World Spider Catalog, Version 13.5. American Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 17 June 2013.

External links

Media related to Isoxya at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Isoxya at Wikispecies

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