Biology:Neoscona

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Short description: Genus of spiders

Neoscona
Neoscona adianta 1.jpg
Neoscona adianta in Belgium
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Neoscona
E. Simon, 1864[1]
Type species
N. arabesca
(Walckenaer, 1841)
Species

123, see text

Synonyms[2]
  • Afraranea Archer, 1951[3]
  • Chinestela Chamberlin, 1924[4]
  • Cubanella Franganillo, 1926[5][6]

Neoscona, known as spotted orb-weavers and barn spiders,[7] is a genus of orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae) first described by Eugène Simon in 1895 to separate these from other araneids in the now obsolete genus Epeira. The name Neoscona was derived from the Greek νέω, meaning "spin", and σχοῖνος, meaning "reed"[8] They have a mostly pantropical distribution and one species, Neoscona adianta, has a palearctic distribution.[2] (As of April 2019) there are eight species that can be found in the United States and Canada:[7]

Description

Neoscona species are among the most common spiders in North America and are found throughout most parts of the world.[9] There are large variations in the dorsal patterns and coloration of the abdomen, even in a single species. Most have a light color with wavy edges along the mid-line, and darker swirls either side of that. Ventral abdominal patterns may consist of a dark area bordered by white, roughly forming a square. In adults the pattern can be faded. The venter of the abdomen is dark bordered on the sides by white spots.[9] Neoscona can be difficult to distinguish from species of Araneus without close examination of the carapace. Neoscona have a characteristic dorsal groove on the carapace that is parallel with the long axis of the body. The dorsal grooves of Araneus are transverse or angular, though they are sometimes so small that they appear as dimples on the dorsal surface.[7] With the leg arrangement, the first are the longest, the second are second longest and the third are the shortest. The largest eyes are the anterior medians, next or subequal are posterior medians and the secondary eyes are slightly smaller. The webs are usually vertical with about twenty radii and an open hub at the centre. Some species have been recorded as retreating to a leaf during the day.[9]

Species

(As of April 2019) there are 123 species worldwide:[2]


Gallery

References

  1. ↑ Gen. Neoscona Simon, 1864, http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genusdetail/365, retrieved 2015-09-18 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Gen. Neoscona Simon, 1864". Natural History Museum Bern. http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/365. 
  3. ↑ Grasshoff, M. (1986). "Die Radnetzspinnen-Gattung Neoscona in Afrika (Arachnida: Araneae)". Annalen Zoologische Wetenschappen 250: 4. 
  4. ↑ Archer, A. F. (1958). "Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 4". American Museum Novitates (1922): 17. 
  5. ↑ Berman, J. D.; Levi, H. W. (1971). "The orb weaver genus Neoscona in North America (Araneae: Araneidae)". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 141: 469. 
  6. ↑ Bryant, E. B. (1940). "Cuban spiders in the Museum of Comparative Zoology". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 86: 511. 
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Genus Neoscona". BugGuide. https://bugguide.net/node/view/1991. 
  8. ↑ Simon, E (1895). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, Librairie encyclopédique de Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973. https://archive.org/stream/histoirenaturell00sim#page/261/mode/1up. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Bergman, J.D.; Levi, H.W. (1971). The orb weaver genus Neoscona in North America (Araneae:Araneidae). 141. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/4753653#page/500/mode/1up. Retrieved 2020-04-14. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1933421 entry



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