Species Araneus cingulatus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Print References · Internet References

bright green spider - Araneus cingulatus

Small green orbweaver - Araneus cingulatus

little spider, big mouthparts - Araneus cingulatus

Tiny green spider with ornate red & yellow markings - Araneus cingulatus - female

Legs with black bristles and fine white hair - Araneus cingulatus - male

Right pedipalp - lateral view - Araneus cingulatus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes )

Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)

Genus Araneus

Species cingulatus (Araneus cingulatus)

Explanation of Names

Latin for "belted" from cingulum- "belt or girdle"

Print References

Spiders of the Eastern US, Howell and Jenkins, page 142

Internet References

AwesomeSpiders.com

Contributed by Christopher Hunt on 21 September, 2005 - 10:25am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Chuck Entz, JohnMaxwell22
Last updated 30 August, 2008 - 3:50pm

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