Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Araneus bicentenarius (
McCook, 1882)
Explanation of Names
Type specimen collected by McCook during Philadelphia's bicentennial in 1882
(1). (City founded by
William Penn in 1682.)
Size
13-28 mm (female), 7 mm (male)
(1)Identification
Male: coloration as in female, but with a longitudinal white mark anterior on dorsum; second tibia unusually large.
(2)Range
Eastern North America from Nova Scotia, Minnesota to northern Florida and Texas; one male reported from New Mexico. (Levi, 1971).
AL, GA, FL, IL, IN, LA, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NS, NY, MA, ME, ON, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV (Spiderlist)
Habitat
Woodlands, on trees, among lichens.
(2)Print References
Howell and Jenkins, pp. 139-140
(1)
Levi, H. W. 1971. The
diadematus group of the orb-weaver genus Araneus north of Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 141(4):131-179 (
Biodiversity Heritage Library).
Internet References
Spiderlist - A list compiled by a committee of volunteer contributors of the American Arachnological Society.
