The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution

The male of Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 is described and illustrated for the first time. New geographic records of this species are provided, revealing that M. shealsi inhabits the higher altitudinal belts (1000-3000 m) of the Yungas ecoregion (mountain forests and rainforests from Argentina...

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spelling paper:paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz2023-06-08T16:09:53Z The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution Argentina Orb-weaver spider Spider taxonomy Yungas ecoregion Araneae Araneidae Micrathena The male of Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 is described and illustrated for the first time. New geographic records of this species are provided, revealing that M. shealsi inhabits the higher altitudinal belts (1000-3000 m) of the Yungas ecoregion (mountain forests and rainforests from Argentina). Male specimens were observed in the same web of females, in most cases on the upper periphery hanging by a silk line. Copyright © 2011 Magnolia Press. 2011 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz
institution Universidad de Buenos Aires
institution_str I-28
repository_str R-134
collection Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA)
topic Argentina
Orb-weaver spider
Spider taxonomy
Yungas ecoregion
Araneae
Araneidae
Micrathena
spellingShingle Argentina
Orb-weaver spider
Spider taxonomy
Yungas ecoregion
Araneae
Araneidae
Micrathena
The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution
topic_facet Argentina
Orb-weaver spider
Spider taxonomy
Yungas ecoregion
Araneae
Araneidae
Micrathena
description The male of Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 is described and illustrated for the first time. New geographic records of this species are provided, revealing that M. shealsi inhabits the higher altitudinal belts (1000-3000 m) of the Yungas ecoregion (mountain forests and rainforests from Argentina). Male specimens were observed in the same web of females, in most cases on the upper periphery hanging by a silk line. Copyright © 2011 Magnolia Press.
title The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution
title_short The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution
title_full The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution
title_fullStr The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution
title_full_unstemmed The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution
title_sort spider micrathena shealsi chickering, 1960 (araneae, araneidae): description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution
publishDate 2011
url https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz
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