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Hypsosinga alberta Levi, 1972

  FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
    Genus: Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
        Species: Hypsosinga alberta Levi, 1972 LSID
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Common Names

Family Common Name:  orbweavers
Genus Common Name:  none
Species Common Name:  none

Distribution & Point Collections

Global Distribution: Russia, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces: Click for State/Province abbreviations AB SK YT

Hypsosinga alberta Levi, 1972 collection map
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Specimen list
7, 8

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Natural History, Phenology & 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): unknown
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Meadow; Fescue grassland; Short grass meadow near poplar grove;

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

Seasonality of Contributed Specimen Records:


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Details About Males

Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Male Dimensions:
Male dimensionsA = 1.7 mm 
A+B = 5 mm 
C = 1.6 mm 
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Details About Females

Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Female Dimensions:
Female dimensions A = 1.7 mm 
A+B = 4.25 mm 
C = 1.39 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.

Synonyms and Chresonyms

Hypsosinga alberta Levi 1972 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2058260
Hypsosinga alberta Dondale et al. 2003 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2010603

Taxonomic References Instructions

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.

Levi, H. W. 1972. The orb-weaver genera Singa and Hypsosinga in America (Araneae: Araneidae). Psyche, Camb. 78: 229-256.

Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog

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Author of this page in progress: Shorthouse, David P. dshorthouse(at)eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2006-03-22T07:59:05Z