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

Species Araneus bonsallae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited
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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 bonsallae (Araneus bonsallae)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: McCook. Year first published: 1894.
Size
Female 6 mm
Male 4 mm
Identification
To separate from other similar looking green Araneus, look for the dark patch on the dorsum.


Palp
Range
New York to Florida and west to Kansas and Texas (1)
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 .
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 28 May, 2011 - 11:13am
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 9 January, 2023 - 4:31pm

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