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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Autores principales: Argañaraz, C.I., Rubio, G.D.
Formato: JOUR
Lenguaje:English
Materias:
Argentina
Orb-weaver spider
Spider taxonomy
Yungas ecoregion
Araneae
Araneidae
Micrathena
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires
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spelling todo:paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz2023-10-03T16:08:49Z The spider Micrathena shealsi Chickering, 1960 (Araneae, Araneidae): Description of the male, with new data on its geographic distribution Argañaraz, C.I. Rubio, G.D. 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. JOUR English info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz
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topic Argentina
Orb-weaver spider
Spider taxonomy
Yungas ecoregion
Araneae
Araneidae
Micrathena
spellingShingle Argentina
Orb-weaver spider
Spider taxonomy
Yungas ecoregion
Araneae
Araneidae
Micrathena
Argañaraz, C.I.
Rubio, G.D.
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.
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author Argañaraz, C.I.
Rubio, G.D.
author_facet Argañaraz, C.I.
Rubio, G.D.
author_sort Argañaraz, C.I.
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
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_11755326_v_n3104_p52_Arganaraz
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