Ursa (spider) explained

Ursa is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Ursa flavovittata Simon, 1909 – Vietnam
• Ursa lunula (Nicolet, 1849) – Chile
• Ursa pulchra Simon, 1895 (type) – Brazil
• Ursa turbinata Simon, 1895 – South Africa
• Ursa vittigera Simon, 1895 – Sri Lanka

Notes and References

1. Book: Simon, E. 1895. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
2. Gen. Ursa Simon, 1895. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-05-15. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.