Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC MB NB NL NT NS ON PE QC SK YT AK CA CO IN ME MD MA MT NH NY OK PA SC VA WA
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15326
Araniella displicata (Hentz, 1847)
sixspotted orbweaver
FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
Genus: Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
Species: Araniella displicata (Hentz, 1847)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page complete and awaiting review)
General Comments: The possession of three (rarely four) pairs of small black spots on the abdominal dorsum is somewhat diagnostic for this species (Sacher, 1990).This species has a widespread range and has been collected from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, south to California, Arizona, and North Carolina, as well as throughout Europe and Asia. Individuals of A. displicata are often found in low shrubs and deciduous trees such as apple, birch, maple, alder, and hawthorn, and rarely in conifers (Dondale et al., 2003). Individuals are commonly parasitized (Blanke, 1982) perhaps because they sit in their webs during the daylight. The web is often made across a single leaf.
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
sixspotted orbweaver
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB BC MB NB NL NT NS ON PE QC SK YT AK CA CO IN ME MD MA MT NH NY OK PA SC VA WA
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
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.
Recorded Habitats:
meadows, foliage of deciduous trees and shrubs
Life & Natural History:
Juveniles overwinter and reach maturity in May. There is one generation each year in northeastern USA and eastern Canada (Kaston, 1948; Dondale, 1961).
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Murray, Tom
Details About Males
Description:
The carapace is yellowish to brown. Legs are yellowish, sometimes with dark rings or with darkened segment tips. The abdomen is ovoid, off-white or yellowish, sometimes greenish or red, with three pairs of small round black spots at the posterolateral margin.
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 4.12 mm
A = 2.02 mm
C = 1.79 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
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Details About Females
Description:
The carapace is yellowish to brown, broad and slightly elevated at the anterior end. Legs are much the same as in the male. Abdomen is broadly elliptical and colored as in the male.
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 5.65 mm
A = 2.12 mm
C = 1.82 mm
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
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†
| Araniella displicata Hentz 1847 |
| Epeira displicata Hentz 1847 |
| Epeira ornata Blackwall 1850 |
| Epeira decipiens Fitch 1855 |
| Epeira westringii Thorell 1856 |
| Epeira westringii Westring 1861 |
| Epeira westringii Hansen 1882 |
| Epeira displicata Emerton 1884 |
| Epeira alba Keyserling 1885 |
| Epeira sexpunctata Keyserling 1885 |
| Epeira cucurbitina Chyzer & Kulczynski 1891 |
| Epeira sexpunctata Keyserling 1892 |
| Epeira displicata Keyserling 1893 |
| Epeira cucurbitina McCook 1894 |
| Epeira displicata Kulczynski 1901 |
| Epeira westringii Bösenberg 1901 |
| Epeira displicata Emerton 1902 |
| Araneus croaticus Kulczynski 1905 |
| Araneus displicatus Kulczynski 1905 |
| Araneus cucurbitinus Petrunkevitch 1911 |
| Aranea displicata Wiehle 1931 |
| Araneus displicatus Nakatsudi 1942 |
| Araniella displicata Chamberlin & Ivie 1942 |
| Araniella displicata octopunctata Chamberlin & Ivie 1942 |
| Aranea displicata Drensky 1943 |
| Aranea displicata Jong 1947 |
| Araniella displicata Archer 1951 |
| Araneus displicatus Millidge & Locket 1952 |
| Araneus displicatus Tullgren 1952 |
| Araneus displicatus westringi Millidge & Locket 1952 |
| Araneus displicatus Schenkel 1953 |
| Araneus displicatus westringi Locket & Millidge 1953 |
| Aranea displicata westringi Zamaraev 1964 |
| Araniella displicata Shear 1967 |
| Araneus cucurbitinus displicatus Tyschchenko 1971 |
| Araneus displicatus Loksa 1972 |
| Araneus displicatus westringi Loksa 1972 |
| Araniella displicata Levi 1974 |
| Araniella displicata Palmgren 1974 |
| Araniella displicata Punda 1975 |
| Araniella displicata Blanke 1982 |
| Araneus displicatus Hu 1984 |
| Araneus displicatus Guo 1985 |
| Araneus displicatus Zhu et al. 1985 |
| Araniella displicata Roberts 1985 |
| Araneus displicatus Song 1987 |
| Araneus displicatus Zhang 1987 |
| Araniella displicata Ransy 1987 |
| Araneus displicatus Izmailova 1989 |
| Araniella displicata Hu & Wu 1989 |
| Araneus displicatus Chen & Gao 1990 |
| Araniella displicata Heimer & Nentwig 1991 |
| Araneus displicatus Zhao 1993 |
| Araniella displicata Breene et al. 1993 |
| Araniella displicata Buckle & Roney 1995 |
| Araniella displicata Roberts 1995 |
| Araniella displicata Tanikawa 1995 |
| Araniella displicata Song, Chen & Zhu 1997 |
| Araniella displicata Yin et al. 1997 |
| Araniella displicata Kim 1998 |
| Araniella displicata Roberts 1998 |
| Araniella displicata Song, Zhu & Chen 1999 |
| Araniella displicata Hu 2001 |
| Araniella displicata Song, Zhu & Chen 2001 |
| Araniella displicata Kim & Kim 2002 |
| Araniella displicata Levi 2002 |
| Araniella displicata Namkung 2002 |
| Araniella displicata Dondale et al. 2003 |
| Araniella displicata Namkung 2003 |
| Araniella displicata Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
| Araniella displicata Almquist 2005 |
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Natural History References
Blanke, R. 1982. Untersuchungen zur Taxonomie der Gattung Araniella (Araneae, Araneidae). Zoologica Scr. 11: 287-305.
Dondale, C. D. 1961. Life histories of some common spiders from trees and shrubs in Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Zoology 39: 777-787.
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.
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Other Nearctic Members of Genus Araniella Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942‡‡
A. cucurbitina (Clerck, 1757) ...............Palearctic
A. inconspicua (Simon, 1874) ...............Palearctic
A. proxima (Kulczynski, 1885) ...............Holarctic
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Araniella displicata (Hentz, 1847).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15326 (Accessed: 7/25/2008 10:26:12 AM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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