Biology:Cyrtophora unicolor
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Short description: Species of spider
| Red tent spider | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Cyrtophora |
| Species: | C. unicolor
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyrtophora unicolor (Doleschall, 1857)[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Epeira unicolor Doleschall, 1857[2] | |
Cyrtophora unicolor is a species of spider of the family Araneidae.[1] It is known as the red tent spider.[3]
Description
The species shows sexual dimorphism, where the male is small and with faded colors, whereas the female is much larger and with a brilliant red color.[3] The female is 17-20mm in length.[4]
The red tent spider builds a large three-dimensional web in vegetation, which is a common feature of members of the genus.[5]
Distribution
It is found in numerous Asian countries, including Singapore, China , Southern Taiwan, Japan , Philippines , Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, Christmas Island, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, and north-eastern India .[3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Cyrtophora unicolor". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/3816. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ Doleschall, C. L. (1857). "Bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel". Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 13: 339–434. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/66068.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Framenau, Volker W. (2008). "The male of the orb-weaving spider Cyrtophora unicolor (Araneae, Araneidae)". The Journal of Arachnology 6: 131–135. doi:10.1636/H07-31.1. http://www.americanarachnology.org/joa_free/joa_v36_n1/arac-36-1-131.pdf. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Red Tent Spider". A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders. http://habitatnews.nus.edu.sg/guidebooks/spiders/text/Cyrtophora_unicolor.htm. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
- ↑ "Tent Spiders". Naturia.per.sg. http://www.naturia.per.sg/buloh/inverts/spider_tent.htm. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2188503 entry
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