Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC MB ON SK OK
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/17051
Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1894
FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
Genus: Singa C. L. Koch, 1836
Species: Singa keyserlingi McCook, 1894
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
striped orbweavers
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB BC MB ON SK OK
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:
(images not yet available)
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
Synonyms and Chresonyms†
| Singa keyserlingi McCook 1894 |
| Singa campestris Emerton 1915 |
| Singa keyserlingi Levi 1972 |
| Singa keyserlingi Levi 2002 |
| Singa keyserlingi Dondale et al. 2003 |
| Singa keyserlingi Paquin & Dupérré 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.
Emerton, J. H. 1915. Canadian spiders, II. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 20: 145-160.
Levi, H. W. 2002. Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas. J. Arachnol. 30: 527-562.
Levi, H. W. 1972. The orb-weaver genera Singa and Hypsosinga in America (Araneae: Araneidae). Psyche, Camb. 78: 229-256.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
†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 Singa C. L. Koch, 1836‡‡
S. cyanea (Worley, 1928) ...............USA
S. eugeni Levi, 1972 ...............USA
S. hamata (Clerck, 1757) ...............Palearctic
S. nitidula C. L. Koch, 1844 ...............Palearctic
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution