Ursa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Ursa
Simon, 1895[1]
Type species
U. pulchra
Simon, 1895
Species

5, see text

Ursa is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2]

Species

As of April 2019 it contains five species:[1]

  • Ursa flavovittata Simon, 1909 – Vietnam
  • Ursa lunula (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile
  • Ursa pulchra Simon, 1895 (type) – Brazil
  • Ursa turbinata Simon, 1895 – South Africa
  • Ursa vittigera Simon, 1895 – Sri Lanka

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Ursa Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  2. Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.


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