Nearctic States & Provinces: AB MB NB NS ON QC SK AL CO FL KS LA MA NH OK PA SC TX
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15911
Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)
humpbacked orbweaver
FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
Genus: Eustala Simon, 1895
Species: Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
humpbacked orbweaver
Distribution
Global Distribution: North, Central America
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB MB NB NS ON QC SK AL CO FL KS LA MA NH OK PA SC TX
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:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Buckle, Don
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 5.16 mm
A = 2.77 mm
C = 2.24 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
Credit: Buckle, Don
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 7.29 mm
A = 2.92 mm
C = 2.52 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†
| Epeira apotroga Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira decolorata Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira eustala Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira illustrata Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira spatulata Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira subfusca Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira triflex Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira trinotata Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira vivida Walckenaer 1842 |
| Eustala anastera Walckenaer 1842 |
| Epeira bombycinaria Hentz 1847 |
| Epeira hebes Hentz 1847 |
| Epeira prompta Hentz 1847 |
| Epeira bombycinaria Keyserling 1892 |
| Epeira anastera McCook 1894 |
| Eustala anastera Simon 1895 |
| Eustala anastera F. O. P.-Cambridge 1904 |
| Eustala anastera Petrunkevitch 1930 |
| Eustala anastera Comstock 1940 |
| Eustala anastera Muma 1943 |
| Eustala anastera Kaston 1948 |
| Eustala anastera Archer 1951 |
| Eustala anastera Levi 1977 |
| Eustala anastera Coddington 1990 |
| Eustala anastera Breene et al. 1993 |
| Eustala anastera Levi 2002 |
| Eustala anastera Dondale et al. 2003 |
| Eustala anastera Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
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.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1904. Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London, 2: 465-560.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1944. Spiders of the Georgia region of North America. Bull. Univ. Utah 35(9): 1-267.
Chickering, A. M. 1955. The genus Eustala (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Central America. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 112: 391-518.
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.
Hentz, N. M. 1847. Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston J. nat. Hist. 5: 443-478.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Keyserling, E. 1892. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae. Nürnberg, 4: 1-208.
Levi, H. W. 2002. Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas. J. Arachnol. 30: 527-562.
Levi, H. W. 1977. The American orb-weaver genera Cyclosa, Metazygia and Eustala north of Mexico (Araneae, Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 148: 61-127.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Muma, M. H. 1943. Common spiders of Maryland. Natural History Society of Maryland, Baltimore, 179 pp.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Petrunkevitch, A. 1930. The spiders of Porto Rico. Part two. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 30: 159-356.
Simon, E. 1895. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 761-1084.
Walckenaer, C. A. 1842. Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Paris, 2: 1-549.
†Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/ARANEIDAE.html
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Eustala Simon, 1895‡‡
E. bifida F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1904 ...............USA to Costa Rica
E. brevispina Gertsch & Davis, 1936 ...............USA, Mexico
E. californiensis (Keyserling, 1885) ...............USA, Mexico
E. cameronensis Gertsch & Davis, 1936 ...............USA
E. cazieri Levi, 1977 ...............USA, Bahama Is.
E. cepina (Walckenaer, 1842) ...............North America
E. clavispina (O. P.-Cambridge, 1889) ...............USA to El Salvador
E. conchlea (McCook, 1888) ...............USA, Mexico
E. devia (Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936) ...............USA to Panama, West Indies
E. eleuthera Levi, 1977 ...............USA, Bahama Is., Jamaica
E. emertoni (Banks, 1904) ...............USA, Mexico
E. rosae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 ...............USA, Mexico
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1842).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15911 (Accessed: 10/7/2008 10:30:36 AM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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