@article {8702, title = {Meta,-eine semientelegyne Gattung der Araneae (Arach.)}, journal = {Senckenbergiana Biologica}, volume = {48}, year = {1967}, pages = {183-196}, author = {Wiehle, Hermann} } @article {8701, title = { Morphology, habits, and systematic position of Allepeira lemniscata (Walckenaer) (Araneida: Argiopidae, Allepeirinae)}, journal = {Annals of the Entomological Society of America}, volume = {41}, year = {1949}, pages = {309-325}, author = {Exline, Harriet} } @article {8700, title = {The Argiopidae or orb-weaving spiders of Alabama}, journal = {Museum Paper, Geological Survey of Alabama}, volume = {14}, year = {1940}, pages = {1-77}, author = {Archer, Allan F} } @article {8699, title = {Oklahoma spiders}, journal = {Publications of the Oklahoma Biological Survey}, volume = {4}, year = {1932}, pages = {7-49}, author = {Banks, Nathan and Newport, N M and Bird, R D} } @article {8691, title = {The basilica spider and her snare.}, journal = {Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia}, volume = {30}, year = {1878}, pages = {124-135}, author = {McCook, Henry C} } @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 {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} } @article {8629, title = {Spiders of the Georgia region of North America.}, journal = {Bulletin of the University of Utah}, volume = {35}, year = {1944}, pages = {1-267}, author = {Chamberlin, Ralph V and Ivie, Wilton} } @article {8505, title = {Cuban spiders in the Museum of Comparative Zoology}, journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College}, volume = {86}, year = {1940}, pages = {247-532}, author = {Bryant, Elizabeth B} } @article {8502, title = {Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States}, journal = {Boston Journal of Natural History}, volume = {6}, year = {1850}, pages = {p.18-35 \& 271-295}, author = {Hentz, Nicholas M} } @book {8424, title = {Histoire naturelle des Insects. Apt{\`e}res}, series = {Suites {\`a} Buffon}, year = {1841}, publisher = {Librairie encyclop{\'e}dique de Roret, 1837-1847.}, organization = {Librairie encyclop{\'e}dique de Roret, 1837-1847.}, address = {Paris}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.61095}, author = {Walckenaer, Charles A} } @article {8393, title = {The orb-weaver genus Mecynogea, the subfamily Metinae and the genera Pachygnatha, Glenognatha and Azilia of the subfamily Tetragnathinae north of Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae)}, journal = {Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College}, volume = {149}, year = {1980}, pages = {1-74}, author = {Levi, Herbert W} } @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} } @book {8091, title = {American spiders and their spinningwork}, volume = {3}, year = {1894}, pages = {285}, publisher = {Author}, organization = {Author}, address = {Philadelphia}, author = {McCook, Henry C} } @article {8090, title = {Catalogue of the described Araneae of temperate North America}, journal = {Proceedings of the United States National Museum}, volume = {12}, year = {1890}, pages = {497-594}, author = {Marx, George} } @inbook {196, title = {Biologia Centrali-Americana}, booktitle = {Arachnida. Araneida}, volume = {Arachnida 1}, year = {1889}, pages = {1-56}, 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_07_00_00/bca_07_00_00select.cfm}, author = {Pickard-Cambridge, Octavius}, editor = {Godman, Frederick D and Salvin, Osbert} } @inbook {179, title = {Histoire naturelle des araign{\'e}es}, volume = {1}, year = {1895}, pages = {761-1084}, publisher = {{\'E}douard Duruy. 22, rue Dussoubs}, organization = {{\'E}douard Duruy. 22, rue Dussoubs}, address = {Paris}, url = {http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/119058}, author = {Simon, Eug{\`e}ne} } @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 {568, title = {Bericht {\"u}ber eingie Spinnentiere aus Venezuela}, journal = {Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel}, volume = {64}, year = {1953}, pages = {1-57}, author = {Schenkel, E} } @article {167, title = {Spinnen aus El Salvador (Arachnoidea, Araneae)}, journal = {Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft}, volume = {493}, year = {1955}, pages = {1-112}, author = {Kraus, Otto} }