Encyosaccus
Encyosaccus is a genus of South American orb-weaver spiders containing the single species, Encyosaccus sexmaculatus. It was first described by Eugène Simon in 1895,[2] and has only been found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil.[1]
| Encyosaccus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Encyosaccus |
| Species: | E. sexmaculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Encyosaccus sexmaculatus Simon, 1895[1] | |
Description
Encyosaccus sexmaculatus is dark orange, with a black tarsus (the last leg segment). The dorsal side of the abdomen is light orange spotted with black. A white border, a white line running on the anterior-posterior axis, and two lines running on the left-right axis, segment the orange area into six sections.
References
- "Gen. Encyosaccus Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
- Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
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