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Eresus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Eresidae

Higher classification
  
Velvet spider

Rank
  
Genus

Suborder
  
Araneomorphae

Scientific name
  
Eresus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Spider

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Lower classifications
  
Ladybird spider, Eresus cinnaberinus, Eresus moravicus, Eresus sandaliatus, Eresus walckenaeri

Eresus is a genus of velvet spiders comprising several species. Members of the genus formerly called Eresus cinnaberinus or Eresus niger are now placed in one of three species: Eresus kollari, Eresus sandaliatus and Eresus moravicus. All have been called "ladybird spiders".

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Species

Eresus Eresus moravicus Pictures Eresus moravicus Images NaturePhoto

  • Eresus albopictus Simon, 1873 — Morocco, Algeria
  • Eresus algericus El-Hennawy, 2004 — Algeria
  • Eresus crassitibialis Wunderlich, 1987 — Canary Islands
  • Eresus granosus Simon, 1895 — Russia, China
  • Eresus hermani Kovács et al. 2015 — Hungary
  • Eresus jerbae El-Hennawy, 2005 — Algeria, Tunisia
  • Eresus kollari Rossi, 1846 — Europe to Central Asia
  • Eresus kollari bifasciatus Ermolajev, 1937 — Russia
  • Eresus kollari frontalis Latreille, 1819 — Spain
  • Eresus kollari ignicomus Simon, 1914 — Corsica
  • Eresus kollari latefasciatus Simon, 1910 — Algeria
  • Eresus kollari tricolor Simon, 1873 — Corsica
  • Eresus lavrosiae Mcheidze, 1997 — Georgia
  • Eresus moravicus Řezáč, 2008 — Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia
  • Eresus pharaonis Walckenaer, 1837 — Egypt
  • Eresus robustus Franganillo, 1918 — Spain
  • Eresus rotundiceps Simon, 1873 — Ukraine, Turkmenistan
  • Eresus ruficapillus C. L. Koch, 1846 — Sicily, Croatia
  • Eresus sandaliatus (Martini & Goeze, 1778) — northern Europe
  • Eresus sedilloti Simon, 1881 — Portugal, Spain
  • Eresus semicanus Simon, 1908 — Egypt
  • Eresus solitarius Simon, 1873 — Mediterranean
  • Eresus walckenaeri Brullé, 1832 — Mediterranean
  • Eresus walckenaeri moerens C. L. Koch, 1846 — Afghanistan

    • Eresus Spider Project Noah

    Eresus Ladybird Spider Eresus walckenaeri British Arachnological Society

    Eresus Eresidae lady bird spider

    References

    Eresus Wikipedia
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