| Larinia | |
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| L. chloris | |
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| female Larinia phthisica from Okinawa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Larinia Simon, 1874 |
| Type species | |
| L. lineata (Lucas, 1846) | |
| Species | |
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69, see text | |
Larinia is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1874.
The spiders have straw-coloured bodies. This is a typical grassland species, resembling grass in shape and colour. They construct loosely woven webs in grass. They are not easily seen and usually sampled with a sweep net. When at rest they stretch their body and legs along a blade of grass.
Spiders in genus Larinia are medium-sized araneids with a narrow, elongated body. The carapace is longer than it is wide with a short, grooved longitudinal fovea. The anterior median eyes are largest, the median ocular quadrangle is appreciably wider in front than behind. The chelicerae have 3-4 promarginal and retromarginal teeth. The abdomen is distinctly longer than wide.
The epigynum of the female bears a slender scape with rigid attachment at base. The scape frequently breaks off. Legs are I longest, legs III shortest. They can be confused with Kilima decens but here the median lines with slight curves.
As of January 2026[update], this genus includes 69 species:
Genera Lariniaria and Lipocrea were synonymized with this genus in 2025.
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