Nearctic States & Provinces: AB SK YT
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/16181
Hypsosinga alberta Levi, 1972
FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
Genus: Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871
Species: Hypsosinga alberta Levi, 1972
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Russia, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB SK YT
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:
unknown
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
(images not yet available)
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 5 mm
A = 1.7 mm
C = 1.6 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 4.25 mm
A = 1.7 mm
C = 1.39 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†
| Hypsosinga alberta Levi 1972 |
| Hypsosinga alberta Dondale et al. 2003 |
Taxonomic 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.
Levi, H. W. 1972. The orb-weaver genera Singa and Hypsosinga in America (Araneae: Araneidae). Psyche, Camb. 78: 229-256.
†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 Hypsosinga Ausserer, 1871‡‡
H. funebris (Keyserling, 1892) ...............USA, Canada
H. groenlandica Simon, 1889 ...............USA, Canada, Greenland
H. heri (Hahn, 1831) ...............Palearctic
H. pygmaea (Sundevall, 1831) ...............Holarctic
H. rubens (Hentz, 1847) ...............USA, Canada
H. sanguinea (C. L. Koch, 1844) ...............Palearctic
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Hypsosinga alberta Levi, 1972.
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/16181 (Accessed: 12/4/2008 1:40:00 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2006-03-22T07:59:05Z