Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1838)
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Neoscona Simon, 1864 Species: Neoscona crucifera (Lucas, 1838)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
spotted orbweavers
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: North America, Canary Is., Madeira, Hawaii
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
ON CO CT IL KS LA MD MO NE NJ NC OK TX VA
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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): Apple tree abandoned; web across path in deciduous woods; early second growth; at light; 2200 pieds;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Contributed Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Details About Females
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Berman, J. D. & H. W. Levi. 1971. The orb weaver genus Neoscona in North America (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 141: 465-500.
Blackwall, J. 1862. Descriptions of newly-discovered spiders from the island of Madeira. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (3) 9: 370-382.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1944. Spiders of the Georgia region of North America. Bull. Univ. Utah 35(9): 1-267.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1942. A hundred new species of American spiders. Bull. Univ. Utah 32(13): 1-117.
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. 1884. New England spiders of the family Epeiridae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 295-342.
Grasshoff, M. 1986. Die Radnetzspinnen-Gattung Neoscona in Afrika (Arachnida: Araneae). Zool. Wetensch. 250: 1-123.
Kaston, B. J. 1976. Supplement to the spiders of Connecticut. J. Arachnol. 4: 1-72.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Keyserling, E. 1864. Beschreibungen neuer und wenig bekannter Arten aus der Familie Orbitelae Latr. oder Epeiridae Sund. Sitz.-ber. nat. Ges. Isis Dresden 1863: 63-98, 119-154.
Kulczynski, W. 1899. Arachnoidea opera Rev. E. Schmitz collecta in insulis Maderianis et in insulis Selvages dictis. Rozpr. spraw. wydz. mat. przyrod. Akad. umiej. Cracov 36: 319-461.
Lucas, H. 1838. Arachnides, Myriapodes et Thysanoures. In Barker-Webb, P. & S. Berthelot (eds.), Histoire naturelle des îles Canaries. Paris, 2(2): 19-52, pls. 6-7.
Strand, E. 1908. Diagnosen neuer aussereuropäischer Argiopiden. Zool. Anz. 33: 1-4.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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