| Nuctenea | |
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| Walnut Orb-Weaver (N. umbratica) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Nuctenea Simon, 1864[1] |
| Type species | |
| N. umbratica (Clerck, 1757)
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Nuctenea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.[2] Its most familiar member is the Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider, N. umbratica.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
NMBEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.