Eustala anastera
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Eustala anastera, the humpbacked orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae.{{cite web|url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/35294|title=Eustala anastera Species Information|website=BugGuide.net|accessdate=2018-02-03}}{{cite web|url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=856440|title=Eustala anastera Report|website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System|accessdate=2018-02-03}} It is found in North and Central America.{{cite web|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/3895|title=Information on the Species Eustala anastera|website=NMBE World Spider Catalog|accessdate=2018-02-03}}Dean DA (2016). "Catalogue of Texas spiders". ZooKeys 570: 1-703.
Description
Females of this species grow to 10mm, males growing to 9.5mm. The coloration of the prosoma is quite variable in color, though it usually matches that of the opisthosoma. The coloration can vary from tones of tan, to vivid green. Some have a dark line along the median, as the one pictured, and many have a foliate pattern. The legs are also quite variable, and are covered in short spines, which are most notable in males.{{Cite book |last=Rose |first=Sarah |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2382dtg |title=Spiders of North America |date=2022 |publisher=Princeton University Press |isbn=978-0-691-17561-4 |volume=154}}
Subspecies
- Eustala anastera anastera (Walckenaer, 1841)
- Eustala anastera vermiformis Franganillo, 1931
References
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- Bradley, Richard A. (2012). Common Spiders of North America. University of California Press.
- Breene, R. G., D. Allen Dean, G. B. Edwards, Blain Hebert, Herbert W. Levi, Gail Manning, et al. (2003). Common Names of Arachnids, Fifth Edition, 42.
- Ubick, Darrell (2005). Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. American Arachnological Society.
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Category:Spiders described in 1841
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