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Box kite spider

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Box kite spiders
I. tabulata
I. cicatricosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Isoxya
Simon, 1885
Type species
I. cicatricosa
(C. L. Koch, 1844)
Species

16, see text

Box kite spiders (Isoxya) is a genus of Afrotropical orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Like the spiny orb-weavers they have six prominent (but short) spines on their abdomen. They are small spiders, measuring 3 to 7 millimetres (0.12 to 0.28 in) across.[1] They have a sclerotised (or porcelain-like) abdomen which is typical of the Gasteracanthinae.[1]

Species

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As of April 2019 it contains sixteen species:[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Larsen, Norman. "Isoxya (box kite spiders)". biodiversity explorer. iziko museums. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-17.
  2. ^ "Gen". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-05-13.
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