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Asagena
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Asagena

Asagena is a genus of spiders in the Theridiidae family. It was first described in 1833 by Sundevall. As of 2017, it contains nine widely distributed species.

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9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Two-spotted Cobweb Spider

speciesAsagena americana

Ant Comb-Footed Spider

speciesAsagena phalerata

Red-and-white Asagena

speciesAsagena fulva

Asagena medialis

speciesAsagena medialis

Asagena italica

speciesAsagena italica

Asagena meridionalis

speciesAsagena meridionalis

Asagena pulchra

speciesAsagena pulchra

Asagena semideserta

speciesAsagena semideserta

Asagena brignolii

speciesAsagena brignolii

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 172620.