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AR Orb Weavers |
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Working list of true Orb Weavers in Arkansas. List compiled originally from the Peggy Dorris survey list. Note that some of her original species have been moved to the Tetragnathidae in the rearrangement in the past twenty years. And then in the new 2005 Spiders of North America manual some of these have been moved back. And many of her genera have changed. I have tried to use the updated classifications. Some species added from internet sources. The state occurrences are from internet sources mostly as well. Range lists which do not include AR are species that appeared on the Dorris list despite the available internet ranges. Spiders listed in more states than about twenty are listed as EXTENSIVE. I have no ranges for a few of the species below. Araneus carroll is listed only for Arkansas and it did not appear on the Dorris survey but I am told by Dr. Jeff Barnes at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville that the only known specimen is from Carroll County, Arkansas. Common names have not been formalized and many have none.
Note that many of these are unphotographed in the wild. This is because they can be extremely difficult to tell apart. Female genitalia are often the separation factor for the spider guys in the lab. But by then they are not pretty photographic subjects. Certainly some are very distinctive. And many are very common at the right time of year in their habitat.
Some links are buried in the list itself. For some nice images also check this site. And an Ohio site. |
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Acacesia hamata (Hentz) 1847 EXTENSIVE Acanthepeira cherokee Levi, 1976 MD, VA, NC, GA, AL, MS, AR, MO, IL, FL, TX Acanthepeira stellata (Walkenaer) Star-bellied spider EXTENSIVE Acanthepeira venusta (Banks) VA, NC, SC, GA, FL Araneus bicentarius (McCook, 1888) AR, EXTENSIVE Eastern into TX, NM Araneus bonsallae (McCook, 1894) NE, TX, MO, IL, AR, LA, GA, NC, FL, VA, MD, NY Araneus carroll Levi, 1973 AR Araneus cavaticus (Keyserling) TX, AL, TN, KY, WV, VA, OH, PA, NY, ON, PQ, CT, MA, VT, NH, ME Araneus cingulatus (Walckenaer) TX, MO, AR, IL, LA, KY, TN, FL, GA, NC, VA, MD, NY, NJ, PA, MA Araneus gadus Levi, 1973 AR, AL, NC, MD, MA, GA Araneus guttulatus (Walckenaer) WI, IL, AR, AL, GA, NC, SC, VA, MI, NY, NH, ME, MN Araneus juniperi (Emerton) TX, AR, IL, AL, GA, FL, NC, MD, NY, MA, ME, NH, CT Araneus marmoreus Clerck Marbled spider EXTENSIVE Araneus miniatus (Walckenaer) 2nd M MA, CT, NY, NC, TN, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, OH Araneus niveus (Hentz, 1847) MO, IL, AR, LA, KY, TN, AL, GA, FL, NC, MD, NY, CT, VA Araneus nordmanni (Thorell) EXTENSIVE Araneus partitus (Walckenaer) NY, CT, (MD, WV, VA?), NC, SC, GA, FL, MS, AR, IL, OH, OK Araneus pegnia 2nd (Walckenaer) CA, AZ, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL, NC, VA, WV, MD, OH, IN, NY, NJ, CT, MA, NH Araneus pratensis (Emerton, 1884) NH, VT, MA, CT, NY, PA, OH, MI, IL, IA, MO, AR, NC, TX, FL Araneus thaddeus (Hentz) EXTENSIVE Araniella displicata (Hentz) 1847 EXTENSIVE Argiope aurantia Lucas Black and yellow garden spider EXTENSIVE Argiope trifasciata (Forskal) Banded garden spider EXTENSIVE Cercidia prominens Westring 1851 Eastern Colphepeira catawba (Banks, 1911) AR, MS, AL, TX, GA, NC, FL, VA Cyclosa bifurca (Hentz) FL, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX Cyclosa conica (Pallis) EXTENSIVE Cyclosa turbinata (Walckenaer) EXTENSIVE EXTENSIVE Eustala cepina (Walckenaer) EXTENSIVE Eustala emertoni (Banks, 1904) EXTENSIVE Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus) 1767 Spiny-bellied orb weaver NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, OK, TX, CA Gea heptagon (Hentz) 1850 AL, AR, AZ, CA, NE, LA, MO, MS, GA, FL, SC, NC, TN, MI, VA, MD, NJ,TX Hypsosinga funebris (Keyserling, 1892) AR, CO, CA, CT, MI, MT, OK, NE, MO, IL, ME, NH, VT, MA, SD, TX Hypsosinga pygmaea (Sundevall) UNKNOWN Kaira alba (Hentz, 1850) AR, MO, NC, TX, MS, FL Kaira hiteae Levi, 1977 AR, SC, TX Larinia directa (Hentz) AR, CA, AZ, TX, LA, MS, TN, AL, GA, FL, SC, NC, VA, NJ, OH Larinioides cornutus 2nd(Clerck, 1757) EXTENSIVE Larinioides patagiata (Clerck, 1757) EXTENSIVE Larinioides sclopetaria (Clerck) 2nd underside Bridge spider or Gray cross spider ID, UT, OK, WI, MI, IL, IN, OH, KY, WV, VA, PA, NY, ON, PQ, MA, VT, NH, CT, RI, ME Mangora gibberosa (Hentz) EXTENSIVE Mangora maculata (Keyserling) EXTENSIVE Mangora placida (Hentz) EXTENSIVE Mastophora bisaccata (Emerton) AL, AR, CT, NC, ME, NY, FL, MA, NJ, PA, MD, DC, VA, SC, MS, TN, OH Mastophora cornigera (Hentz, 1850) AL, AR, CA, LA, MS, OK, TX Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer) 1841 Basilica spider AK, MD, NC, SC, GA, TN, MO, LA, TX, OK, VA, WV Metazygia calix (Walckenaer) AL, DC, OH, IL, NC, GA, FL Metepeira labyrinthea (Hentz) EXTENSIVE Micrathena gracilis (Walckenaer) Spiny-bellied Orbweaver EXTENSIVE Micrathena mitrata (Walckenaer) White Micrathena EXTENSIVE Micrathena sagittata 2nd (Walckenaer) Arrow-shaped Orbweaver EXTENSIVE Neoscona arabesca (Walckenaer) Arabesque Orbweaver EXTENSIVE Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1839) EXTENSIVE Neoscona domiciliarum (Hentz) MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, WV, VA, MD, NC, OH, KY, IN, TN, TX, LA, MS, AL, GA, FL Neoscona pratensis (Hentz) ND, MN, WI, IL, MI, ON, NY, KS, CT, MA, NC, LA, FL Ocrepeira ectypa (Walckenaer, 1841) RI, CT, NJ, MD, VA, NC, GA, FL, MO, AR, OH Singa cyanea (Worley) 1928 UNKNOWN Singa eugeni Levi UNKNOWN Verrucosa arenata 2nd(Walckenaer) 1841 Triangulate Orb Weaver EXTENSIVE Wagneriana tauricornis Pickard-Cambridge 1889 GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX Zygiella dispar Kulczynski EXTENSIVE Zygiella x-notata (Clerck) EXTENSIVE |
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