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Boxkite Spiders
Isoxya
Box kite spiders (Isoxya) is a genus of Afrotropical orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1885. Like the spiny orb-weavers they have six prominent (but short) spines on their abdomen. They are small spiders, measuring 3 to 7 millimetres (0.12 to 0.28 in) across. Isoxya have a sclerotised (or porcelain-like) abdomen which is typical of the Gasteracanthinae.
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Biscuit Boxkite
speciesIsoxya tabulata
Inkblot Boxkite
speciesIsoxya cicatricosa
Isoxya kochi
speciesIsoxya kochi
Marble Boxkite
speciesIsoxya mossamedensis
Shield Boxkite
speciesIsoxya stuhlmanni
Isoxya mucronata
speciesIsoxya mucronata
Isoxya reuteri
speciesIsoxya reuteri
Isoxya cowani
speciesIsoxya cowani
Isoxya semiflava
speciesIsoxya semiflava
Winegum Boxkite
speciesIsoxya yatesi
Isoxya testudinaria
speciesIsoxya testudinaria
Isoxya mahafalensis
speciesIsoxya mahafalensis
Isoxya milloti
speciesIsoxya milloti
Isoxya basilewskyi
speciesIsoxya basilewskyi
Isoxya nigromutica
speciesIsoxya nigromutica
Isoxya somalica
speciesIsoxya somalica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 318835.