Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Mediterranean

A new humped orb-weaver, Gibbaranea bruuni Lissner spec. nov., is described from specimens collected in Majorca, Spain. The new species is most closely related to two other western Palaearctic species, Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802) and Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989. Araneus dromed...

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Main Authors: Lissner, Jørgen, Bosmans, Robert
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Language:deu
Published: Arachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES) 2016-09-01
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Online Access: http://www.arages.de/aramit/pdf/Heft_52/AM52_25_30.pdf
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description A new humped orb-weaver, Gibbaranea bruuni Lissner spec. nov., is described from specimens collected in Majorca, Spain. The new species is most closely related to two other western Palaearctic species, Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802) and Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989. Araneus dromedarius cuculliger Simon, 1909 (= Gibbaranea bituberculata cuculliger) is synonymized with Gibbaranea bituberculata (Walckenaer, 1802), syn. nov.
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spelling doaj.art-b1e1d280a9144e7980ee34995fd8f4a82022-12-21T22:47:44ZdeuArachnologische Gesellschaft (ARAGES)Arachnologische Mitteilungen1018-41712199-72332016-09-0152253010.5431/aramit5205775Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western MediterraneanLissner, JørgenBosmans, RobertA new humped orb-weaver, Gibbaranea bruuni Lissner spec. nov., is described from specimens collected in Majorca, Spain. The new species is most closely related to two other western Palaearctic species, Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802) and Gibbaranea occidentalis Wunderlich, 1989. Araneus dromedarius cuculliger Simon, 1909 (= Gibbaranea bituberculata cuculliger) is synonymized with Gibbaranea bituberculata (Walckenaer, 1802), syn. nov. http://www.arages.de/aramit/pdf/Heft_52/AM52_25_30.pdf AlgeriaAraneinaehumped orb-weaverIberian PeninsulaMajorcanew synonymyPortugalSpaintaxonomyTunisia
spellingShingle Lissner, Jørgen
Bosmans, Robert
Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Mediterranean
Arachnologische Mitteilungen
Algeria
Araneinae
humped orb-weaver
Iberian Peninsula
Majorca
new synonymy
Portugal
Spain
taxonomy
Tunisia
title Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Mediterranean
title_full Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Mediterranean
title_fullStr Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Mediterranean
title_full_unstemmed Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Mediterranean
title_short Description of a new Gibbaranea (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Mediterranean
title_sort description of a new gibbaranea araneae araneidae from the western mediterranean
topic Algeria
Araneinae
humped orb-weaver
Iberian Peninsula
Majorca
new synonymy
Portugal
Spain
taxonomy
Tunisia
url http://www.arages.de/aramit/pdf/Heft_52/AM52_25_30.pdf
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