Argiope versicolor (Doleschall 1859)

Jäger, Peter, 2007, Spiders from Laos with descriptions of new species (Arachnida: Araneae), Acta Arachnologica 56 (1), pp. 29-58 : 37

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.2476/asjaa.56.29
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6250771
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D27487BF-FF8A-3B0C-FA92-350473A0FB5A
treatment provided by	Jeremy
scientific name	Argiope versicolor (Doleschall 1859)
status

Treatment

Argiope versicolor (Doleschall 1859) View in CoL

Material examined. 1 female ( SMF 56339 ), L1 GoogleMaps . 3 females, 1 juvenile ( SMF 56350 ), L5, 7.XI.2004 GoogleMaps . 1 female ( SMF 56365 ), L6 GoogleMaps . 1 male ( SMF 56367 ), L9, surroundings, by hand GoogleMaps . 1 female ( SMF 56677 ), L10, at night, by hand, 4. + 9.III.2006 GoogleMaps . 1 female ( SMF 56674 ), L 13, 4.III. 2006 GoogleMaps . 1 subadult female ( SMF 56675 ), L 13, 5. III. 2006 GoogleMaps . 1 female ( SMF 56384 ), L20, outside cave, sweeping GoogleMaps . 1 female ( SMF 56383 ), L23 GoogleMaps . 2 males ( SMF 56316 ), L29, by hand, 18.- 19.11.2003 GoogleMaps . 1 male, 1 female, 1 subadult male, 2 juveniles ( SMF 56324 ) GoogleMaps , 1 female ( SMF 56325 ), L29, sweeping, 23.11.2003 GoogleMaps . 1 female ( SMF 56329 ), L33 GoogleMaps . 1 female ( SMF 56331 ), L34, surroundings, sweeping, 30.X.2004 GoogleMaps .

Males could be clearly identified according to drawings of Levi (1983). Copulatory organs of females are rather variable as shown in Yin et al. (1997). The species occurred in various open habitats.