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Species Araneus alboventris

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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 Araneus
Species alboventris (Araneus alboventris)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Araneus alboventris (Emerton, 1884)
For synonyms, see the World Spider Catalog.
Identification
Carapace, sternum, legs greenish yellow. Bright yellow rings around posterior median eyes. Abdomen dorsum with black patch bordered by crimson red border on golden yellow background. (1)


Epigynum
Range
This is an eastern species known from Maine south to northern Georgia. (2) BugGuide data suggest the species could occur as far west as Illinois and further south into Florida.
Internet References
www.biodiversitylibrary.org - See Bulletin No. 145, Article titled: Small Orbweavers of the Genus Araneus North of Mexico by W. Levi, 1975; direct link to species description (links updated 7/11/23)
Works Cited
1.Small Orb-weavers of the Genus Araneus North of Mexico
Levi, H. W. 1973. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 145(9):473-552 .
2.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 Lynette Elliott on 5 October, 2009 - 10:15am
Additional contributions by cotinis, cheins
Last updated 11 July, 2023 - 6:14am

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