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Araneidae Argiope

Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859)

Multicoloured Silver-faced Spider

This is the most common Argiope in Singapore, and the smallest of the three look-alikes.

Length♀ 8–12 mm; ♂ 3–5 mm.
HabitatSunny parts of forest fringes.
BiologyMost females decorate their webs with two pairs of zig-zag bands. but some webs may have only a pair. Egg sacs are built under leaves.
Type LocalityJava, Indonesia.
DistributionWidespread, including Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan), Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, India.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references

  1. Epeira versicolor (Original description ♀)

    Doleschall, 1859 Tweede Bijdrage tot de kennis der Arachniden van den Indischen Archipel: 31, pl. 9, f. 10

  2. Argiope succincta (Original description ♀)

    L. Koch, 1871 Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet [Erster Theil, Lieferung 1-2]: 35 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660

  3. Argiope versicolor (Original description ♂)

    Thorell, 1890a Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani: 95

  4. Argiope versicolor (♀)

    Workman, 1896 Malaysian spiders: 28, pl. 28 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.101972

  5. Argiope succincta (♀)

    Pocock, 1897c Spinnen (Araneae): 598, pl. 25, f. 7

  6. Argiope versicolor (♂♀)

    Levi, 1983 The orb-weaver genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the western Pacific region (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiopinae): 305, f. 3-4, 251-262

  7. Argiope versicolor (♂♀)

    Yin et al., 1989 The study of the subfamily [sic] Argiope from China (Araneae, Araneidae): 65, f. 6A-F

  8. Argiope versicolor (♂♀)

    Chen & Gao, 1990 The Sichuan farmland spiders in China: 53, f. 61a-e

  9. Argiope versicolor (♂♀)

    Yin et al., 1997d Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae: 88, f. 19a-i

  10. Argiope versicolor (♂♀)

    Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 262, f. 152I-K, 153E, 154B

  11. Argiope versicolor (♂♀)

    Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009 Spiders from Laos: new species and new records (Arachnida: Araneae): 38, f. 69-73 doi:10.2476/asjaa.58.27

  12. Argiope versicolor (♀)

    Tyagi et al., 2019 Identification of Indian spiders through DNA barcoding: cryptic species and species complex: Supplement, f. S2.2, S3.26 doi:10.1038/s41598-019-50510-8

Distribution of Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859)

Widespread, including Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (Java, Kalimantan), Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, China, India.

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