Variable Grass Neoscona
This species differs from most other Neoscona in Singapore by a combination of characters: its genitalia, an oval and glossy abdomen, and the presence of a single broad band or darkish line on the carapace. In both sexes, the abdominal colouration and abdominal patterns vary vastly, ranging from lemon orange to greyish black, as pictured on this page.
| Length | ♀ 5–8 mm, ♂ 5–6 mm. |
| Habitat | Grassy areas around farms and parkland. |
| Type Locality | Bowen, Queensland, Australia. |
| Distribution | Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Papua), Brunei, Philippines, China, Australia. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
; ♀ (could not be located) (Framenau, 2019)
Epeira inusta (Original description ♀)
L. Koch, 1871 Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet [Erster Theil, Lieferung 1-2]: 94, pl. 7, f. 3 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660
Epeira weyersi (Original description ♀)
Epeira inusta
Araneus inustus (♀, D♂)
Chrysanthus, 1960 Spiders from south New Guinea III: 41, f. 48, 52, 59, 67-68
Araneus inustus (♀)
Lee, 1966 [Spiders of Formosa (Taiwan)]: 40, f. 11a-c
Araneus inustus (♂♀)
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 Riceland spiders of South and Southeast Asia: 631, f. 400a-d, 401a-c
Araneus inustus (♀)
Yin et al., 1997d Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae: 138, f. 53a-c
Araneus inustus (♀)
Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 239, f. 138F-G, 148F
Neoscona inusta (Transferred from Araneus)
Framenau, 2019 Generic and family transfers, and nomina dubia for orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) in the Australasian, Oriental and Pacific regions: 15 doi:10.3897/evolsyst.3.33454
Singapore, Indonesia (Sumatra, Papua), Brunei, Philippines, China, Australia.