Mangora maculata (Keyserling, 1865)
greenlegged orbweaver
| FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Mangora O. P.-Cambridge, 1889 Species: Mangora maculata (Keyserling, 1865) ![]() |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
greenlegged orbweaver
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: USA
Nearctic States & Provinces:
ON FL GA NC OK SC
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Seasonality
Specimen Search
Specimen list |
Natural History & 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
Habitat (published): (not yet published or unknown)
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Grass and schrubs; Golden rod; Deep wood; Along marsh trail; Bog;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
| Male Dimensions: (Dimensions not yet available) |
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Details About Females
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Archer, A. F. 1951. Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae). 1. Am. Mus. Novit. 1487: 1-52. 
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1944. Spiders of the Georgia region of North America. Bull. Univ. Utah 35(9): 1-267.
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.
Grasshoff, M. 1971. Die Tribus Mangorini, IV. Die Mangora-Gruppe (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae-Araneinae). Senckenberg. biol. 52: 293-311.
Keyserling, E. 1893. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Epeiridae. Nürnberg, 4: 209-377.
Keyserling, E. 1865. Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Orbitelae Latr. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 15: 799-856.
Levi, H. W. 1975. The American orb-weaver genera Larinia, Cercidia and Mangora north of Mexico (Araneae, Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 147: 101-135.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Simon, E. 1895. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 761-1084.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog





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