Lewisepeira Explained

Lewisepeira is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Herbert Walter Levi in 1993.^[1]

Species

it contains four species from the Americas and the Caribbean:^[2]

• Lewisepeira boquete Levi, 1993 – Panama
• Lewisepeira chichinautzin Levi, 1993 – Mexico
• Lewisepeira farri (Archer, 1958) – Jamaica
• Lewisepeira maricao Levi, 1993 – Puerto Rico

Notes and References

1. Levi. H. W.. 1993. The new orb-weaver genus Lewisepeira (Araneae: Araneidae).. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 127–136. 100. 3–4. 10.1155/1993/97657. free.
2. Web site: Gen. Lewisepeira Levi, 1993. World Spider Catalog. 2019-05-13. Natural History Museum Bern.