''Gea'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
orb-weaver spiders first described by
C. L. Koch in 1843.
Species
it contains thirteen species:
*''
Gea africana''
Simon
Simon may refer to:
People
* Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon
* Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon
* Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...
, 1895 – Congo
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Gea argiopides''
Strand
Strand or The Strand may refer to:
Topography
*The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a:
** Beach
** Shoreline
* Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida
Places Africa
* Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa
* ...
, 1911 – New Guinea, Indonesia (Aru Is.)
*''
Gea bituberculata''
( Thorell, 1881) – New Guinea
*''
Gea eff''
Levi
Levi ( ; ) was, according to the Book of Genesis, the third of the six sons of Jacob and Leah (Jacob's third son), and the founder of the Israelites, Israelite Tribe of Levi (the Levites, including the Kohanim) and the great-grandfather of Aaron ...
, 1983 – New Guinea, Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
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Gea heptagon''
( Hentz, 1850) – Pacific Is., Australia. Introduced to USA to Argentina
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Gea infuscata''
Tullgren, 1910 – East Africa, Angola
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Gea nilotica''
Simon, 1906 – Sudan
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Gea spinipes''
C. L. Koch, 1843 – India, China, Taiwan to Indonesia (Borneo)
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Gea s. nigrifrons''
Simon, 1901 – Malaysia
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Gea subarmata''
Thorell, 1890 – India, Bangladesh to Philippines, New Guinea
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Gea theridioides''
( L. Koch, 1872) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
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Gea transversovittata''
Tullgren, 1910 – Congo, East Africa
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Gea zaragosa''
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – India, Philippines
References
External links
Araneidae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders
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