Spined Garden Orb-weaver Hortophora megacantha Framenau & Castanheira, 2021
Fauna Portal species: 11164Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2021): Males of Hortophora megacantha can be easily distinguished from all Hortophora by the presence of a large apico-ventral megaspur on the tibia of the second leg that is armed with a strong spine. Females of H. megacantha are most similar to those of H. tatianeae , however, H. megacantha is identified by the much narrower atrium of the epigyne, specifically visible in posterior view. In addition, the scape of H. megacantha is much more wrinkled than in H. tatianeae .
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
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Publications
Framenau VW, Baptista RLC, Oliveira FSM & Castanheira PdeS (2021): Taxonomic revision of the new spider genus Hortophora, the Australian garden orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae). Evolutionary Systematics. 5: 275 - 334
Araneae (Spiders)
- Actinopodidae
- Anamidae
- Araneae fam. indet.
- Araneidae
- Abba
- Acroaspis
- Anepsion
- Arachnura
- Araneidae gen. indet.
- Argiope
- Austracantha
- Backobourkia
- Bijoaraneus
- Celaenia
- Courtaraneus
- Cyclosa
- Cyrtobill
- Cyrtophora
- Dolophones
- Eriovixia
- Gea
- Genus 2199 ('Cucullus')
- Genus 2775 (talipedatus gp)
- Genus 3241 ('Corargiope')
- Genus 3274
- Genus 3313 (psittacinus gp)
- Genus 3338 (acuminatus gp)
- Genus 3339 (albotriangulus gp)
- Genus 3340 (speculabundus gp)
- Genus 3345 (dehaani gp)
- Genus 3346
- Genus 3347 (rainbowi gp)
- Genus 3348
- Hortophora
- Kangaraneus
- Larinia
- Lariniophora
- Leviana
- Leviaraneus
- Mangrovia
- Nemoscolus
- Neoscona
- Novakiella
- Novaranea
- Paraplectanoides
- Phonognathinae genus 3271
- Plebs
- Poltys
- Quokkaraneus
- Salsa
- Socca
- Telaprocera
- Trichonephila
- Venomius
- Abba
- Archaeidae
- Arkyidae
- Barychelidae
- Cheiracanthiidae
- Clubionidae
- Corinnidae
- Deinopidae
- Desidae
- Dictynidae
- Filistatidae
- Gnaphosidae
- Halonoproctidae
- Hersiliidae
- Idiopidae
- Lamponidae
- Linyphiidae
- Lycosidae
- Mimetidae
- Miturgidae
- Mysmenidae
- Nicodamidae
- Oecobiidae
- Oonopidae
- Oxyopidae
- Philodromidae
- Pholcidae
- Pisauridae
- Prodidomidae
- Salticidae
- Scytodidae
- Segestriidae
- Selenopidae
- Sparassidae
- Symphytognathidae
- Tetrablemmidae
- Theridiidae
- Thomisidae
- Trachelidae
- Trachycosmidae
- Trochanteriidae
- Uloboridae
- Zodariidae
- Zoropsidae
All classes
- Arachnida
- Crustacea
- Gastropoda
- Insecta
- Orthoptera - Caelifera (Grasshoppers)
- Hymenoptera excl. Formicidae (bees and wasps)
- Blattodea s. str. (Cockroaches)
- Coleoptera (Beetles)
- Dermaptera (earwigs)
- Diptera (flies, mosquitos)
- Entomobryomorpha (slender springtails)
- Hemiptera - Heteroptera (True Bugs)
- Hemiptera - Sternorrhyncha (aphids, scales etc.)
- Hemiptera - Auchenorrhyncha (cicadas, planthoppers)
- Hymenoptera - Formicidae (Ants)
- Trichoptera (Caddisflies)
- Zygentoma (silverfish)
- Myriapoda