Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
Mangora gibberosa (Hentz, 1847)
Latin: from gibber- "hunchbacked, hump-backed" + -osus, a suffix meaning "extremely, full of"
Size
Female: Length 3.4-4.8 mm
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Male: Length 2.6-3.2 mm
(1)Identification
Black lines on the ventral femora of the first and second legs.
Palp
Epigynum
Range
All of the eastern United States.
Nova Scotia to North Dakota, to Colorado, to Texas, east to Florida.
Remarks
More common in fields than woods.
(1)Print References
Levi, H. W. (2005). The orb-weaver genus Mangora of Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae: Araneidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 158(4), 139-181. (
Full Text Here)
Levi, H. W., & HW, L. (1975). The American orb-weaver genera Larinia, Cercidia and Mangora north of Mexico (Araneae, Araneidae). (
Species Description)
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Hentz, N. M. (1847). Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston Journal of Natural History 5: 443-478. (
Original Description)