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Cyclosa conica Konusspinne |
 Specimen photographed in München (Bayern, Germany) on May 3, 2012.  Specimen photographed in München (Bayern, Germany) on May 3, 2012. Focused on the web to show the upper and lower stabilimentum in the web. Subspecies The subspecies Cyclosa conica zamezai Franganillo, 1909 has been described from Spain, but has remained a doubtful taxon since its description. Breitling et al. 2016 have re-assessed this taxon and conclude that it cannot be confidently identified; it is unlikely to be identical with Cyclosa conica and I therefore neither accept it as a valid subspecies, nor as a synonym of the present species. Original description Synonyms Aranea conica Pallas, 1772 Epeira conica (Pallas,
1772)
Aranea triquetra
Sulzer, 1776Singa conica (Pallas, 1772) Cyclosa conica (Pallas, 1772) Cyclosa conica conica (Pallas, 1772) Cyrtophora conica (Pallas, 1772) Epeira canadensis Blackwall, 1846 Cyclosa conica canadensis (Blackwall, 1846) Cyclosa conica albifoliata Strand, 1907 Cyclosa conica defoliata Strand, 1907 Cyclosa conica leucomelas Strand, 1907 Cyclosa conica pyrenaica Strand, 1907 Cyclosa strandjae Drensky, 1915 Cyclosa conica dimidiata Simon, 1929 Cyclosa conica rubricauda Simon, 1929 Cyclosa conica triangulifera Simon, 1929 Note: Cyclosa conica zamezai is unlikely to be a subtaxon or synonym of the present species (see Breitling et al. 2016) and I therefore do not include it in its synonymy. Of the many color variants named by Strand and Simon those that had not been synonymized before, have finally all been synonymized by Breitling et al. 2016. Another German name for this species is: Konische Kreisspinne. Identification Distribution Biology This page has been updated on September 30, 2016 This site is online since May 31, 2005 Copyright © by Nikola-Michael Prpic-Schäper. All rights reserved. |
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