Zygiella atrica (C. L. Koch, 1845)
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Zygiella F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1902 Species: Zygiella atrica (C. L. Koch, 1845)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: Europe, Russia (USA, Canada, introduced)
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
BC NL NS ON PE QC
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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): Among boulders of breakwater; Wall of house; On buildings; On bushes; On house; Outside room in webs near ceiling; Wall of building; Apple tree; Spruce; Heath & gorse; Tree trunk; Tree trunk (oak); Hawthorne tree; Webworm nests;
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
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Almquist, S. 2005. Swedish Araneae, part 1: families Atypidae to Hahniidae (Linyphiidae excluded). Insect Syst. Ecol., Suppl. 62: 1-284.
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Bösenberg, W. 1901. Die Spinnen Deutschlands. I. Zoologica (Stuttgart) 14(1): 1-96.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1892. New and obscure British spiders. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 10: 384-397.
Chyzer, C. & W. Kulczynski. 1891. Araneae Hungariae. Budapest, 1: 1-170.
Coddington, J. A. 1990. Ontogeny and homology in the male palpus of orb-weaving spiders and their relatives, with comments on phylogeny (Araneoclada: Araneoidea, Deinopoidea). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 496: 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.
Drensky, P. 1943. Die Spinnenfauna Bulgariens. VI. Unterordnung Arachnomorphae, II Gruppe Trionichia, Familie Euetrioidae. Bull. Inst. r. Hist. Nat. Sofia 16: 219-254.
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.
Gertsch, W. J. 1964. The spider genus Zygiella in North America (Araneae, Argiopidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 2188: 1-21. 
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Koch, C. L. 1845. Die Arachniden. Nürnberg, Zwolfter Band, pp. 1-166.
Lessert, R. de. 1910. Catalogue des invertebres de la Suisse. Fasc. 3, Araignées. Musée d'histoire naturelle de Genève, pp. 1-635.
Levi, H. W. 2004. Comments and new records for the American genera Gea and Argiope with the description of new species (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 158: 47-65.
Levi, H. W. 1974. The orb-weaver genus Zygiella (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 146: 267-290.
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McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Menge, A. 1866. Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung. Schrift. naturf. Ges. Danzig (N.F.) 1: 1-152
Miller, F. 1971. Pavouci-Araneida. Klíc zvíreny CSSR 4: 51-306.
Palmgren, P. 1974. Die Spinnenfauna Finnlands und Ostfennoskandiens. IV. Argiopidae, Tetragnathidae und Mimetidae. Fauna Fenn. 24: 1-70.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Reimoser, E. 1929. Einheimische Spinnen 3-4. Die Natur (Wien) 5: 36-39, 62-65, 81-89.
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Roberts, M. J. 1985. The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 1: Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae. Harley Books, Colchester, England.
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Simon, E. 1895. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 761-1084.
Thorell, T. 1870. Remarks on synonyms of European spiders. Part I. Uppsala, pp. 1-96.
Thorell, T. 1856. Recensio critica aranearum suecicarum quas descripserunt Clerckius, Linnaeus, de Geerus. N. Act. reg. Soc. sci. Upsal. (3) 2(1): 61-176.
Tyschchenko, V. P. 1971. Opredelitel' paukov evropejskoj casti SSSR. Leningrad, pp. 1-281.
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Wiehle, H. 1931. Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea. Araneidae. In Die Tierwelt Deutschlands. Jena, 27: 1-136
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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