Anyphaena
TaxonAnyphaena
AuthoritySundevall, 1833[1]
Subdivision83, see text
Type speciesA. accentuata
Type species authority(Walckenaer, 1802)
Subdivision ranksSpecies

Anyphaena is a genus of anyphaenid sac spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833.[2] They are yellow or brownish in coloration, with a concave carapace that narrows gradually towards the head.[3]

Species

As of March 2023 it contains eighty-five species in North America, Europe, Middle East and Southern and Eastern Asia:[1]

References

  1. ^ "Gen. Anyphaena Sundevall, 1833". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2023-03-11.
  2. ^ Sundevall, C. J. (1833). Conspectus Arachnidum
  3. ^ Chen, Shyh-hwang & Huang, Wen-Jean (May 2012). The Spider Fauna of Taiwan. National Taiwan Normal University. p. 32. ISBN 9789577526687.