Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC MB NB NL NT NS ON QC SK YT AK CA CO CT GA MI MT NH NY OR SC UT WA WV
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15595
Cyclosa conica (Pallas, 1772)
FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
Genus: Cyclosa Menge, 1866
Species: Cyclosa conica (Pallas, 1772)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page complete and awaiting review)
General Comments: The range of this species is Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Baja California, Guatemala, and Virginia. It is also common in Europe and Asia (Dondale et al., 2003).
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
trashline orbweavers
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB BC MB NB NL NT NS ON QC SK YT AK CA CO CT GA MI MT NH NY OR SC UT WA WV
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:
understory of coniferous or mixed forests
Life & Natural History:
This species builds its web in the understory of coniferous or mixed forests. The relatively large orb web (40-50 radii) can be found approximately 2+ m above ground. The spider may rapidly vibrate the web if disturbed (Dondale et al., 2003). According to Kaston (1948), this species overwinters in the penultimate or antepenultimate instar and matures mid-May to summer.
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Nieuwenhuys, Ed
Details About Males
Description:
The carapace is brown in colour and is paler and narrower towards the anterior end. The legs are pale with indistinct rings at the tips of most segments. The abdomen has an indistinct brown pattern. The palp has a small tegulum, a long embolus.
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 3.99 mm
A = 2.01 mm
C = 1.55 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
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Details About Females
Description:
The coloration is much the same as the male but the abdominal pattern is more distinct. The spermathecae are rounded and the scape tapers to a point.
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 5.11 mm
A = 1.91 mm
C = 1.46 mm
Image of Epigynum:
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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†
| Aranea conica Pallas 1772 |
| Cyclosa conica Pallas 1772 |
| Aranea triquetra Sulzer 1776 |
| Aranea conica De Geer 1778 |
| Aranea conica Olivier 1789 |
| Epeira conica Walckenaer 1802 |
| Epeira conica Dufour 1824 |
| Epeira conica Hahn 1834 |
| Singa conica C. L. Koch 1837 |
| Singa conica C. L. Koch 1844 |
| Epeira canadensis Blackwall 1846 |
| Epeira conica Blackwall 1864 |
| Cyclosa conica Menge 1866 |
| Cyrtophora conica Thorell 1870 |
| Cyclosa conica O. P.-Cambridge 1881 |
| Cyrtophora conica Hansen 1882 |
| Cyclosa conica Emerton 1884 |
| Cyclosa conica Chyzer & Kulczynski 1891 |
| Cyclosa conica Keyserling 1893 |
| Cyclosa conica Becker 1896 |
| Cyclosa conica Bösenberg 1901 |
| Cyclosa conica Emerton 1902 |
| Cyclosa conica F. O. P.-Cambridge 1904 |
| Cyclosa conica Kulczynski 1907 |
| Cyclosa strandjae Drensky 1915 |
| Cyclosa conica Simon 1929 |
| Cyclosa conica canadensis Simon 1929 |
| Cyclosa conica Reimoser 1930 |
| Cyclosa conica Wiehle 1931 |
| Cyclosa conica Drensky 1943 |
| Cyclosa conica Kaston 1948 |
| Cyclosa conica Locket & Millidge 1953 |
| Cyclosa conica Zamaraev 1964 |
| Cyclosa conica Azheganova 1968 |
| Cyclosa conica Miller 1971 |
| Cyclosa conica Loksa 1972 |
| Cyclosa conica Palmgren 1974 |
| Cyclosa conica Punda 1975 |
| Cyclosa conica Levi 1977 |
| Cyclosa conica Roberts 1985 |
| Cyclosa conica Heimer & Nentwig 1991 |
| Cyclosa conica Roberts 1995 |
| Cyclosa conica Mcheidze 1997 |
| Cyclosa conica Yin et al. 1997 |
| Cyclosa conica Roberts 1998 |
| Cyclosa conica Levi 1999 |
| Cyclosa conica Song, Zhu & Chen 1999 |
| Cyclosa conica Deltshev & Blagoev 2001 |
| Cyclosa conica Bayram & Ünal 2002 |
| Cyclosa conica Levi 2002 |
| Cyclosa conica Dondale et al. 2003 |
| Cyclosa conica Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
| Cyclosa conica Almquist 2005 |
| Cyclosa conica Trotta 2005 |
Taxonomic References†
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Azheganova, N. S. 1968. Kratkii opredelitel' paukov (Aranei) lesnoi i lesostepnoi zony SSSR. Akademia Nauk SSSR, pp. 1-149.
Bayram, A. & M. Ünal. 2002. A new record for the Turkish spider fauna: Cyclosa conica Pallas (Araneae, Araneidae). Turk. J. Zool. 26 173-175.
Becker, L. 1896. Les arachnides de Belgique. Ann. Mus. Roy. Hist. nat. Belg. 12: 1-3788.
Blackwall, J. 1864. A history of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. London, Ray Society, 2: 175-384.
Blackwall, J. 1846. Notice of spiders captured by Professor Potter in Canada, with descriptions of such species as appear to be new to science. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 17: 30-44, 76-82.
Bösenberg, W. 1901. Die Spinnen Deutschlands. I. Zoologica (Stuttgart) 14(1): 1-96.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1904. Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London, 2: 465-560.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1881. The spiders of Dorset, with an appendix containing short descriptions of those British species not yet found in Dorsetshire. Proc. Dorset Nat. Hist. Field Club 2: 237-625.
Chyzer, C. & W. Kulczynski. 1891. Araneae Hungariae. Budapest, 1: 1-170.
De Geer, C. 1778. Mémoires pour servir à l'histoire des insectes. Stockholm, 7(3-4): 176-324.
Deltshev, C. & G. Blagoev. 2001. A critical check list of Bulgarian spiders (Araneae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 12: 110-138.
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.
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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.
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Hansen, H., J. 1882. Spindeldyr. In Schiödte, J. C. (ed.), Zoologia Danica. Kjöbenhavn, 3: 1-81, I-V.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
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Keyserling, E. 1893. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae. Nürnberg, 4: 209-377.
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Levi, H. W. 2002. Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas. J. Arachnol. 30: 527-562.
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†Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/ARANEIDAE.html
Natural History References
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.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Cyclosa Menge, 1866‡‡
C. albisternis Simon, 1887 ...............India, Andaman Is., Hawaii
C. berlandi Levi, 1999 ...............USA, Hispaniola to Ecuador
C. caroli (Hentz, 1850) ...............USA, West Indies to Bolivia
C. cucurbitula Simon, 1900 ...............Hawaii
C. oculata (Walckenaer, 1802) ...............Palearctic
C. olorina Simon, 1900 ...............Hawaii
C. perkinsi Simon, 1900 ...............Hawaii
C. simplicicauda Simon, 1900 ...............Hawaii
C. simplicicauda rufescens Simon, 1900 ...............Hawaii
C. turbinata (Walckenaer, 1842) ...............USA to Panama, West Indies, Galapagos, Hawaii
C. walckenaeri (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889) ...............USA to Guyana, West Indies
C. xanthomelas Simon, 1900 ...............Hawaii
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Cyclosa conica (Pallas, 1772).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15595 (Accessed: 10/7/2008 5:15:52 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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