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Araneus corticarius (Emerton, 1884)

	FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895     Genus: Araneus Clerck, 1757         Species: Araneus corticarius (Emerton, 1884)
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General Comments: The range of this species is Alaska to Nova Scotia, south to northeastern North Dakota, southern Michigan, and northern Pennsylvania (Dondale et al. 2003).

Family Common Name:  orbweavers
Genus Common Name:  angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
Species Common Name:  none

Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Alaska
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB MB NT NS ON SK YT NH

Seasonality Specimen Search Specimen list 15, 23

Feeding Guild:^† orb weavers
^†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): (not yet published or unknown)
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Willow, sedge marsh; Shrubs; Sphagnum bog; Bog; old beaver meadow in mixed forest; Together in web. Shrub in yard; On wall of house; Oil funnel;

Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Image(s) of Habitus:  email an image

Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Male Dimensions: A = 2.55 mm  A+B = 4.84 mm  C = 2.22 mm

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Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Female Dimensions: A = 2.77 mm  A+B = 6.86 mm  C = 2.31 mm

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Descriptions Source:
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.

Araneus corticarius Emerton 1884 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:9737459

Epeira corticaria Emerton 1884 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052834

Epeira incestifica Keyserling 1892 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052835

Epeira corticaria McCook 1894 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052836

Epeira corticaria Emerton 1902 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052837

Epeira corticaria Emerton 1909 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052840

Araneus corticarius Petrunkevitch 1911 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052841

Aranea corticaria Comstock 1940 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052842

Aranea corticaria Kaston 1948 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052843

Aranea corticaria Archer 1951 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052844

Aranea denningi Archer 1951 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052845

Araneus corticarius Levi & Field 1954 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2052846

Araneus corticarius Levi 1971 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:9735262

Araneus corticarius Dondale et al. 2003 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2009592

Araneus corticarius Paquin & Dupérré 2003 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2009593

Archer, A. F. 1951. Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 1. Am. Mus. Novit. 1487: 1-52.

Comstock, J. H. 1940. The spider book, revised and edited by W. J. Gertsch. Cornell Univ. Press, Ithaca, xi + 727 pp.

Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.

Emerton, J. H. 1909. Supplement to the New England Spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 14: 171-236.

Emerton, J. H. 1902. The common spiders of the United States. Boston, pp. 1-225.

Emerton, J. H. 1884. New England spiders of the family Epeiridae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 295-342.

Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.

Keyserling, E. 1892. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae. Nürnberg, 4: 1-208.

Levi, H. W. 1971. The diadematus group of the orb-weaver genus Araneus north of Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 141: 131-179.

Levi, H. W. & H. M. Field. 1954. The spiders of Wisconsin. Am. Midl. Nat. 51: 440-467.

McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.

Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.

Petrunkevitch, A. 1911. A synonymic index-catalogue of spiders of North, Central and South America with all adjacent islands, Greeland, Bermuda, West Indies, Terra del Fuego, Galapagos, etc. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 29: 1-791.

^‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog

Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.

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