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Wixia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Wixia
Species:
W. abdominalis
Binomial name
Wixia abdominalis
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882[1]

Wixia is a genus of spiders in the Araneidae family. It was first described in 1882 by O. Pickard-Cambridge. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Wixia abdominalis, found in Brazil, Guyana, and Bolivia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Araneidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-22.