Micrathena sagittata (Walckenaer, 1842)
arrowshaped micrathena
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Micrathena Sundevall, 1833 Species: Micrathena sagittata (Walckenaer, 1842)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
arrowshaped micrathena
Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: North, Central America
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
ON FL IL MD MO SC
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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): (not yet published or unknown)
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Oak hickory woods; Chinquapin oak foliage;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Archer, A. F. 1951. Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 1. Am. Mus. Novit. 1487: 1-52. 
Breene, R. G., D. A. Dean, M. Nyffeler & G. B. Edwards. 1993. Biology, Predation Ecology, and Significance of Spiders in Texas Cotton Ecosystems with a Key to Species. Texas Agriculture Experiment Station, College Station, 115 pp.
Butler, A. G. 1873. A list of the spiders of the genus Acrosoma. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1873: 420-429.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1904. Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London, 2: 465-560.
Chickering, A. M. 1961. The genus Micrathena (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Central America. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 125: 391-470.
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. 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.
Hentz, N. M. 1850. Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston J. nat. Hist. 6: 18-35, 271-295.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Levi, H. W. 1985. The spiny orb-weaver genera Micrathena and Chaetacis (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 150: 429-618.
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.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Petrunkevitch, A. 1930. The spiders of Porto Rico. Part two. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 30: 159-356.
Reimoser, E. 1917. Die Spinnengattung Micrathena Sundevall. Verh. Zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 67: 73-160.
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.
Wiehle, H. 1967. Meta,-eine semientelegyne Gattung der Araneae (Arach.). Senckenberg. biol. 48: 183-196.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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