Araneus texanus (Archer, 1951)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 41

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.570.6095

publication LSID

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scientific name

Araneus texanus (Archer, 1951)
status

 

Araneus texanus (Archer, 1951)

Araneus texanus Dean and Eger 1986: 141; Jackman 1997: 161; Levi 1973: 534 [T], mf, desc. (figs 362-374)

Conepeira texana Archer, 1951; Archer 1951b: 20, mf, desc. (figs 48, 69); Vogel 1967: 25; Vogel 1970b: 3

Distribution.

Brazos, Edwards, Freestone, Gillespie, Limestone

Locality.

Riley Estate

Time of activity.

Male (April); female (May - June)

Habitat.

(nest/prey: mud dauber nest [f]); (plants: bluebonnets, Indian paintbrush); (soil/woodland: trees)

Method.

Beating [f]; sweeping [m]

Type.

Texas (male, Limestone Co., Mexia, M. Kagan, holotype, AMNH)

Etymology.

locality (state)

Collection.

TAMU

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Araneidae

Genus

Araneus