Azilia is a genus of long-jawed orb-weavers that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1881.[3] It is a senior synonym of Cardimia.[2]
Species
As of March 2021 it contains eleven species, found in Central America, South America, Cuba, on Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and in the United States:[1]
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Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893 – USA to Panama
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Azilia boudeti Simon, 1895 – Brazil
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Azilia eximia (Mello-Leitão, 1940) – Brazil
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Azilia formosa Keyserling, 1881 (type) – Peru
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Azilia guatemalensis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 – Central America to Peru, St. Vincent
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Azilia histrio Simon, 1895 – Brazil
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Azilia integrans (Mello-Leitão, 1935) — Brazil
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Azilia marmorata Mello-Leitão, 1948 – Guyana
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Azilia montana Bryant, 1940 – Cuba
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Azilia rojasi Simon, 1895 – Venezuela
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Azilia vachoni (Caporiacco, 1954) – French Guiana
In synonymy:
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A. mexicana Banks, 1898 = Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893
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A. vagepicta Simon, 1895 = Azilia affinis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1893
Formerly placed here
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Azilia leucostigma Mello-Leitão, 1941– now in Galianoella
See also
References
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^ a b c "Gen. Azilia Keyserling, 1881". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
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^ a b Levi, H. W. (2002). "Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas". Journal of Arachnology. 30: 562.
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^ Keyserling, E. (1881). "Neue Spinnen aus Amerika. III". Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 31: 269–314.
