@article {8652, title = {When a little is enough: cocoon web of Kapogea cyrtophoroides (Araneae: Araneidae) induced by Hymenoepimecis heidyae (Ichneumonidae: Pimplinae)}, journal = {Arachnologische Mitteilungen}, volume = {55}, year = {2018}, pages = {30-35}, abstract = {

The final instar larvae of the koinobiont ectoparasitoids in the Polysphincta group of genera induce their host spiders to construct webs that protect the wasp pupa during its development. It has been hypothesized that changes in structure and design in the cocoon web correlate with the duration and characteristics of the normal web. Kapogea cyrtophoroides (Araneidae) construct long-lived, strong normal webs; the cocoon web induced by Hymenoepimecis heidyae (Ichneumonidae) is nearly identical to the normal web, providing support for the hypothesis. The larva constructs its cocoon in the centre of the host\’s dense web, connecting it to the spider web and following the same behavioural pattern of construction described for other wasp species in the same group. The behaviour induced in the spider as well as the cocoon construction is very stereotypic, and consistent with other species, but modifications in the cocoon web seem to be strongly determined by the characteristics and design of the spiders\’ normal web.

}, author = {Barrantes, Gilbert and Segura-Hernández, Laura and Solano-Brenes, Diego and Hanson, Paul} } @article {8651, title = {{\"U}ber das bisher unbekannte M{\"a}nnchen von Cyrtophora sellata Simon (Araneae, Araneidae)}, journal = {Beitr{\"a}ge zur Naturkundlichen Forschung in S{\"u}dwestdeutschland}, volume = {35}, year = {1976}, pages = {125-127}, author = {Blanke, Rainer} } @article {8650, title = {Morphology and taxonomy of the orb-weaving spider genus Mecynogea, and a peculiar species of Argiope (Araneae, Araneidae)}, journal = {Zootaxa}, volume = {4415}, year = {2018}, pages = {423-451}, abstract = {

The spider genus Mecynogea comprises nine species distributed predominantly in the Neotropics. Although the genus has been revised recently, several aspects of its taxonomy and morphology are still unresolved. In this paper, Mecynogea infelix (Soares \& Camargo, 1948) is removed from the synonymy of Mecynogea bigibba Simon, 1903 and redescribed. Mecynogea chavona Levi, 1997 is considered a junior synonym of M. infelix. The male of Mecynogea buique Levi, 1997 is described and illustrated for the first time. The internal female genitalia of M. buique and M. infelix is described and shown to be remarkably different from each other. We show that part of the intraspecific variation reported previously for the female of M. infelix is the result of epigynum mutilation, possibly during copulation. We also report the presence of an internal branch on the terminal apophysis in the male palp of Mecynogea species. This structure, in some species visible only on the expanded bulb, is shown to be present in all Cyrtophorinae. The internal branch of the terminal apophysis, together with the conductor fully fused to the tegulum, is herein proposed as synapomorphic for the subfamily. Mecynogea lemniscata (Walckenaer, 1841) is recorded for the first time in Bolivia. We also provide new Brazilian records for M. infelix, M. bigibba, M. buique, M. eryhtromela (Holmberg, 1876), and M. sucre Levi, 1997. Mecynogea carvalhoi Mello- Leitão, 1944, currently considered a nomen dubium, is revalidated, transferred to Argiope Audouin, 1826, redescribed and illustrated for the first time.

}, author = {Martins, Pedro and Santos, Adalberto J} } @article {8649, title = {Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 4.}, journal = {American Museum Novitates}, volume = {1922}, year = {1958}, pages = {1-22}, author = {Archer, Allan F} } @article {8648, title = {The American orb weavers of the genera Mecynogea, Manogea, Kapogea and Cyrtophora (Araneae: Araneidae)}, journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology}, volume = {155}, year = {1997}, pages = {215-255}, author = {Levi, Herbert W} } @book {8636, title = {Los ar{\'a}cnidos de Cuba hasta 1936}, year = {1936}, publisher = {Cultural}, organization = {Cultural}, address = {La Habana}, author = {Franganillo, P} } @article {8523, title = {The evolution of prey-wrapping behaviour in spiders}, journal = {Journal of Natural History}, volume = {41}, year = {2007}, pages = {1631{\textendash}1658}, author = {Barrantes, Gilbert and Eberhard, William G} } @article {8427, title = {{\'E}tudes arachnologiques. 26e. XLI. Descriptions d{\textquoteright}esp{\`e}ces et de genres nouveaux de l{\textquoteright}ordre des Araneae}, journal = {Annales de la Soci{\'e}t{\'e} Entomologique de France}, volume = {64}, year = {1895}, pages = {131-160}, author = {Simon, Eug{\`e}ne} } @article {8354, title = {New synonymies and a revalidation in the spider genera Eustala and Micrathena (Araneae: Araneidae)}, journal = {Zoologia}, volume = {30}, year = {2013}, pages = {221-226}, abstract = {

In this study, 10 nominal species of Eustala Simon, 1895 are synonymized with other species of the genus, mostly based on matching males and females erroneously described as different species. Parawixia rimosa (Keyserling, 1892) is considered a senior synonym of Eustala decemtuberculata Caporiacco, 1955. Eustala isosceles Mello-Leitão, 1939 is transferred to Kapogea Levi, 1997 and considered a senior synonym of Kapogea alayoi (Archer, 1958) based on abdomen shape and coloration. Micrathena beta Caporiacco, 1947 is redescribed, illustrated and transferred from Linyphiidae back to Araneidae. This species can be easily distinguished from other members of the genus by the male palpus with an enlarged and modified paracymbium and a narrower hook as a conductor. Micrathena sanctispiritus Brignoli, 1983 is removed from the synonymy with M. lindenbergi Mello-Leitão, 1940 and considered a senior synonym of M. guanabara Levi, 1985.

}, author = {Levi, Herbert W and Santos, Adalberto J} } @article {8346, title = {Keys to the genera of araneid orbweavers (Araneae, Araneidae) of the Americas}, journal = {Journal of Arachnology}, volume = {30}, year = {2002}, pages = {527-562}, abstract = {

This paper contains keys to the 65 genera of araneid spiders known from the Americas.\ These genera hold approximately fifteen hundred species found in the Americas. The key to females uses\ mostly artificial characters; the key to males uses diagnostic characters. There are four new synonyms and\ two new placements.

}, url = {http://www.americanarachnology.org/joa_free/joa_v30_n3/arac-30-03-527.pdf}, author = {Levi, Herbert W} } @article {8095, title = {The Neotropical and Mexican species of the orb-weaver genera Araneus, Dubiepeira, and Aculepeira (Araneae: Araneidae)}, journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College}, volume = {152}, year = {1991}, pages = {167-315}, author = {Levi, Herbert W} } @inbook {210, title = {Biologia Centrali-Americana}, booktitle = {Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones}, volume = {Arachnida 2}, year = {1904}, pages = {465-560}, publisher = {Published for the editors by R. H. Porter}, organization = {Published for the editors by R. H. Porter}, address = {London}, url = {http://www.sil.si.edu/DigitalCollections/bca/navigation/bca_08_00_00/bca_08_00_00select.cfm}, author = {Pickard-Cambridge, Frederick O}, editor = {Godman, Frederick D and Salvin, Osbert} } @article {577, title = {A synonymic index-catalogue of spiders of North, Central and South America with all adjacent islands, Greenland, Bermuda, West Indies, Terra del Fuego, Galapagos etc.}, journal = {Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History}, volume = {627}, year = {1911}, pages = {1-809}, url = {http://digitallibrary.amnh.org/dspace/handle/2246/1135}, author = {Petrunkevitch, Alexander} } @article {496, title = {New spiders from Mexico and Panama}, journal = {Bulletin of the University of Utah}, volume = {27}, year = {1936}, pages = {1-103}, author = {Chamberlin, Ralph V and Ivie, Wilton} } @article {495, title = {Araign{\'e}es am{\'e}ricaines du Musee d{\textquoteright}histoire naturelle de B{\^a}le}, journal = {Revue Suisse de Zoologie}, volume = {46}, year = {1939}, pages = {43-93}, author = {Mello-Leit{\~a}o, C{\^a}ndido F} } @article {117, title = {First record of Cyrtophora citricola (Forsk{\r a}l) from Costa Rica, with notes on some related species (Aranerae: Araneidae)}, journal = {Bolet{\'\i}n de la Sociedad Entomol{\'o}gica Aragonesa}, volume = {40}, year = {2007}, pages = {385-388}, abstract = {

Cyrtophora citricola (Forsk\ål, 1775) is herein reported from Heredia, Alajuela and Puntarenas provinces, Costa Rica; this is also the first record of the species from Central America. Additionally, new distribution records of Gea heptagon (Hentz, 1850), Kapogea cyrtophoroides (F.O.P. Cambridge, 1904) and Kapogea sellata (Simon, 1895) are reported from this Central American country. Primer registro de Cyrtophora citricola (Forsk\ål) de Costa Rica, con notas sobre otras especies pr\óximas (Araneae: Araneidae) Resumen: Se reporta por primera vez la ara\ña Cyrtophora citricola (Forsk\ål, 1775) de Costa Rica, de las provincias de Heredia, Alajuela y Puntarenas; este constituye tambi\én el primer registro de la especie para Centro Am\érica. Por otra parte, se aportan nuevos registros a la distribuci\ón conocida para Costa Rica de las ara\ñas Gea heptagon (Hentz, 1850), Kapogea cyrtophoroides (F.O.P. Cambridge, 1904), y Kapogea sellata (Simon, 1895).

}, keywords = {Araneidae, Central America, Costa Rica, Cyrtophora citricola, distribution, Gea heptagon, Kapogea cyrtophoroides, Kapogea sellata}, url = {http://www.sea-entomologia.org/PDF/BSEA40ARACNO/B40385.pdf}, author = {V{\'\i}quez, Carlos} }