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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Hypsosinga » Hypsosinga rubens

Species Hypsosinga rubens

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Print References · Works Cited
Small black and white spider - Hypsosinga rubens - female red spider - Hypsosinga rubens red spider - Hypsosinga rubens Beautiful red spider, black legs - Hypsosinga rubens Beautiful red spider, black legs - Hypsosinga rubens Hypsosinga rubens? - Hypsosinga rubens Spiderling - Hypsosinga rubens Hypsosinga? - Hypsosinga rubens
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Araneidae (Orb Weavers)
Genus Hypsosinga
Species rubens (Hypsosinga rubens)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Identification
Poster median eyes (PME) largest distinguishes Hypsosinga from Singa (Levi, 1972a). Color and size morphology can vary considerably.

Male voucher specimen:


Palp

Epigynum


Typical FL variation for females
Range
From western Northwest Territories to Novia Scotia south to Texas to Florida east of the Rocky Mountains (1)
Print References
Levi, 1972a
Works Cited
1.The Orb-weaving Spiders of Canada and Alaska - The Insects and Arachnids of Canada Part 23
Dondale, C.D., J.H. Redner, P, Paquin and H.W. Levi. 2003. NRC Research Press.
Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 13 May, 2007 - 10:54am
Additional contributions by john and jane balaban, Lynette Elliott, cheins, pfeiffer
Last updated 24 January, 2023 - 4:18pm

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