Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758)
spinybacked orbweaver
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Gasteracantha Sundevall, 1833 Species: Gasteracantha cancriformis (Linnaeus, 1758)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
spinybacked orbweaver
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Global Distribution: New World
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
FL LA SC TX
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Natural History & Image(s)
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): early second growth; Jungle; greentree reservior;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Archer, A. F. 1941. Supplement to the Argiopidae of Alabama. Mus. Pap. geol. Surv. Ala 18: 1-47.
Banks, N. 1905. Arachnids from Cocos Island. Proc. ent. Soc. Wash. 7: 20-23.
Benoit, P. L. G. 1964. Nouvelle contribution à la connaissance des Araneidae-Gasteracanthinae d'Afrique et de Madagascar (Araneae). Publções cult. Co. Diam. Angola 69: 41-52.
Butler, A. G. 1873. A monographic list of the species of Gasteracantha or crab-spiders, with descriptions of new species. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1873: 153-180.
Butler, A., G. 1877. Myriopoda and Arachnida. In Günther, A., Account of the zoological collection made during the visit of H. M. S. "Peterel" to the Galapagos Islands. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1877: 75-77.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1904. Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London, 2: 465-560.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1901. On a collection of spiders from the Bahama Islands made by J. L. Bonhote, Esq., with characters of a new genus and species of Mygalomorphae. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 7: 322-332.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1879. On some new and little known species of Araneidea, with remarks on the genus Gasteracantha. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1879: 279-293.
Chamberlin, R. V. 1925. Diagnoses of new American Arachnida. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 67: 209-248.
Dahl, F. 1914. Die Gasteracanthen des Berliner Zoologischen Museums und deren geographische Verbreitung. Mitt. zool. Mus. Berlin 7: 235-301.
Fabricius, J. C. 1787. Mantissa insectorum sistens eorum species nuper detectas adiectis characteribus genericis, differentiis specificis, emendationibus, observationibus. Halfniae, vol. 1, 348 pp. (Araneae, pp. 342-346).
Gétaz, A. 1893. Fauna arachnologica de Costa Rica. Ann. Inst. fís.-geogr. nac. Costa-Rica 4: 103-106.
Giebel, C. G. 1863. Drei und zwanzig neue und einige bekannte Spinnen der Hallischen Sammlung. Zeitschr. gesam. Naturw. 21: 306-328.
Guérin-Méneville, F. E. 1825. Epeira. In Encycl. méth. Hist. nat. Ent. 10: 263; 331; 416; 419; 546; 593; 622; 625; 750; 758; 763; 777.
Hahn, C. W. 1834. Die Arachniden. Nürnberg, Zweite Band, pp. 17-56.
Hentz, N. M. 1850. Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston J. nat. Hist. 6: 18-35, 271-295.
Holmberg, E., L. 1876. Arácnidos argentinos. Ann. agr. Rep. Argentina 4: 1-30.
Keyserling, E. 1892. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae. Nürnberg, 4: 1-208.
Koch, C. L. 1844. Die Arachniden. Nürnberg, Eilfter Band, pp. 1-174.
Koch, C. L. 1837. Die Arachniden. Nürnberg, Dritter Band, pp. 105-119, Vierter Band, pp. 1-108.
Levi, H. W. 2002. Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas. J. Arachnol. 30: 527-562. 
Levi, H. W. 1996. The American orb weavers Hypognatha, Encyosaccus, Xylethrus, Gasteracantha, and Enacrosoma (Araneae, Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 155: 89-157.
Levi, H. W. 1978. The American orb-weaver genera Colphepeira, Micrathena and Gasteracantha north of Mexico (Araneae, Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 148: 417-442.
Levi, H. W. 1978. Orb-webs and phylogeny of orb-weavers. Symp. zool. Soc. Lond. 42: 1-15.
Linnaeus, C. 1767. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio duodecima, reformata. Holmiae, 1(2): 533-1327 (Araneae, pp. 1030-1037).
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species cum characteribus differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae, 821 pp. (Araneae, pp. 619-624).
Marx, G. 1886. Description of Gasteracantha rufospinosa. Ent. Amer. 2: 25-26.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Mello-Leitao, C. F. de. 1917. Notas arachnologicas. 5, Especies novas ou pouco conhecidas do Brasil. Broteria 15: 74-102.
Pallas, P. S. 1772. Spicilegia zoologica. Tomus 1. Continens quadrupedium, avium, amphibiorum, piscium, insectorum, molluscorum aliorumque marinorum fasciculos decem. Berolini, 1(9): 44-50.
Petrunkevitch, A. 1930. The spiders of Porto Rico. Part two. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 30: 159-356.
Slabber, M. 1769. Natuur Verlustiging. Haarlem, 18 pts.
Strand, E. 1916. Systematische-faunistiche Studien über paläarktische, afrikanische und amerikanische Spinnen des Senckenbergischen Museums. Arch. Naturg. 81(A9): 1-153.
Sundevall, J. C. 1833. Conspectus Arachnidum. Londini Gothorum, pp. 1-39.
Taczanowski, L. 1879. Les aranéides du Pérou central (suite). Horae Soc. ent. Ross. 15: 102-136.
Thorell, T. 1859. Nya exotiska Epeirider. Öfvers. Kongl. vet. Akad. Förh. 16: 299-304.
Walckenaer, C. A. 1842. Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Paris, 2: 1-549.
Walckenaer, C. A. 1805. Tableau des aranéides ou caractères essentiels des tribus, genres, familles et races que renferme le genre Aranea de Linné, avec la désignation des espèces comprises dans chacune de ces divisions. Paris, 88 pp.
Wunderlich, J. 1986. Spinnenfauna gestern und heute: Fossile Spinnen in Bernstein und ihre heute lebenden Verwandten. Quelle & Meyer, Wiesbaden.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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