Araneus saevus (L. Koch, 1872)
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Araneus Clerck, 1757 Species: Araneus saevus (L. Koch, 1872)  |
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General Comments: The range of this species is Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, south to Oregon, northern Colorado, and New York; Europe and Asia. Specimens of A. saevus are distinguished from other Araneus species by the prominent strongly curved apophysis, by the thick embolus, which terminates in 3-4 blunt processes, and by the flat bilobed posterior plate of the epigynum. Its large size is also partly diagnostic.
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database) 
AB BC MB NB NL NT NS ON PE QC SK YT AK CO MT NH NC
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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Specimen Search
Specimen list |
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† orb weavers
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Recorded Habitats: in forests on trees, lodgepole pine in the Rockies
Life & Natural History: Typical habitats include trunks and lower branches of large forest trees. Mature males and females have been collected in August and September.
Seasonality of Specimen Records: (from the Nearctic Spider Database - Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if not visible)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: Carapace dark brown to black with silvery setae. Legs nearly black with darker rings at middle and tips of segments. Abdomen with paired humps on anterolateral regions. Venter with paired white spots.
Male Dimensions:
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Details About Females
Description: Coloration much the same as male, but abdominal pattern more distinct.
Female Dimensions:
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Descriptions Source:
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
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Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
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Levi, H. W. 1971. The diadematus group of the orb-weaver genus Araneus north of Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 141: 131-179.
Levi, H. W. 1970. Problems in the reproductive physiology of the spider palpus. Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris 41(Suppl. 1): 108-111.
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
Levi, H. W. 1971. The diadematus group of the orb-weaver genus Araneus north of Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 141: 131-179.
Levi, H. W. 1971. The ravilla group of the orbweaver genus Eriophora in North America (Araneae: Araneidae). Psyche, Camb. 77: 280-302.
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Page Reference
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Araneus saevus (L. Koch, 1872). In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/15176 (Accessed: 7/9/2008 8:13:10 AM).
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