Species of spider

Neoscona theisi

In Cairns, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Araneomorphae
Family:  | Araneidae
Genus:  | Neoscona
Species:  |

N. theisi

Binomial name
Neoscona theisi

Walckenaer, 1841

Neoscona theisi is a species of spider in the family Araneidae.[1][2] Spiders in the genus Neoscona have a mostly pantropical distribution.[3]

## Description[edit]

Neoscona theisi females have a body length up to 11 mm (0.43 in). Males are slightly smaller, measuring up to 9 mm (0.35 in).[3] They build an orb web and rest near the centre.[4] Individuals vary in color from dark reddish-brown to pale-yellow with a distinct pattern on the upper abdomen, lighter along the centre-line and darker on the sides. The legs are light with dark patches at the joints. The sternum is a dark shield shape with a pale yellow longitudinal stripe mid-line. The sternum contrasts with the pale  coxa of the nearest leg joints.

There is a characteristic longitudinal groove on the carapace which separates all species of Neoscona from species of Araneus.[5][6]

Illustration of Neoscona theisi,  Walckenaer, 1841

## Gallery[edit]

* Male dorsal

* Male ventral

* Female dorsal

* Female ventral

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Atlas of Living Australia". CSIRO. 2018. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
2. ^ "Australian Biodiversity Resources Study". Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
3. ^ a b Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 74\. ISBN 9780643107076.`{{cite book}}`: CS1 maint: location (link)
4. ^ Alam, Imtiaz; Butt, Abida (2016-08-14). "A Study of web structure of Neoscona theisi (Araneae:Araneidae) under Field Conditions". Oriental Insects. Taylor&Francis Online. 50 (4): 151–159. doi:10.1080/00305316.2016.1217496. S2CID 89003925. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
5. ^ "University of Arkansas Arthropod Museum". University of Arkansas. University of Arkansas. 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
6. ^ Bergman, J.D.; Levi, H.W. (1971). "The orb weaver genus Neoscona in North America (Araneae:Araneidae)". Biodiversity Heritage Library. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Retrieved 2020-04-14.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q2527769
* Wikispecies: Neoscona theisi
* AFD: Neoscona_theisi
* BOLD: 399351
* CoL: 46SRC
* EoL: 1195957
* GBIF: 2158872
* iNaturalist: 360671
* IRMNG: 10023963
* ITIS: 862541
* NCBI: 1112448
* WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:016763

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