Argiope protensa

Argiope protensa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Araneidae
Subfamilia: Argiopinae
Genus: Argiope
Species: Argiope protensa

Name

• Argiope protensa Koch, 1872

Type locality: Bowen [Port Denisson, Queensland]

Holotype ♀: ZMH

Synonyms

• Argiope multifasciata Thorell, 1892
• Argiope pallida Rainbow, 1897
• Argiope haynesi Hogg, 1914
• Argiope gracillima Roewer, 1955

References

Primary references

• Koch, L. 1872: Die Arachniden Australiens. Nürnberg, 1: 105–368. [211, pl. 18, F. 8; D♀]

selected references

• Levi, H.W. 1983: The orb-weaver genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the western Pacific region (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiopinae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, 150(5): 247–338. BHL [284, f. 98-106; D♂]

New Zealand references

• Forster, R.; Forster, L. 2005: Spiders of New Zealand and their worldwide kin. University of Otago Press in association with Otago Museum, Dunedin. ISBN 1 877372 13 7 (hardback)
• Paquin, P.; Vink, C.J.; Dupérré, N. 2010: Spiders of New Zealand: annotated family key & species list. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand. ISBN 9780478347050 [see p. 48]

Links

• Australian Faunal Directory