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Ovia
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Ovia

Ovia is a genus of spiders in the Lycosidae family. It was first described in 2017 by Sankaran, Malamel & Sebastian. As of 2017, it contains only one species, Ovia procurva, found in India, China, and Taiwan.

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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Ovia macritchie

speciesOvia macritchie

Ovia alboannulata

speciesOvia alboannulata

Ovia procurva

speciesOvia procurva

Ovia emae

speciesOvia emae

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Ovia in Famine Relief Herbal

Famine Relief Herbal

Zhu Su · 1406 · p.55

Ovia in Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

李時珍 · 1596 · p.44

Ovia in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Plants

王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.82

Ovia in Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 7

Illustrated Investigation of the Names and Realities of Plants, Volume 7

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.46

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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 809411.