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Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 158(4):139-181. 2005
doi: 10.3099/0027-4100(2005)158[139:TOGMOM]2.0.CO;2

THE ORB-WEAVER GENUS MANGORA OF MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND THE WEST INDIES (ARANEAE: ARANEIDAE)

HERBERT W. LEVI1

ABSTRACT

Thirty-two species of Mangora are found in the region under consideration. Three temperate species extend their ranges into northern Mexico, three Mexican species extend into the Southwest, and four species extend into South America. Only one species, M. melanocephala from Central America and South America, is both widespread and common. One species is found in the West Indies, including Trinidad. Of the 32 species, 15 are new. Six new synonyms are found. A few synapomorphies place Mangora close to Araneus.



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INDEX


Valid names are printed in italics. Page numbers refer to the main references, starred page number to illustrations.

  1. acalypha, 142

  2. acaponeta, 155*, 156

  3. amchickeringi, 159*, 160

  4. aragarcensis, 151

  5. belligerens, 176

  6. bimaculata, 175, 177*

  7. calcarifera. 149*, 150

  8. campeche, 166, 167*

  9. candida, 170, 171*

  10. chicanna, 172, 173*

  11. conspicua, 162

  12. corcovado, 177*, 179

  13. craigae, 147, 149*

  14. decora, 142

  15. decolorata, 142

  16. dentembolus, 151

  17. distincta, 158, 159*

  18. falconae, 177*, 178

  19. fascialata, 162, 163*

  20. fortuna, 166, 167*

  21. gibberosa, 159*, 161, 163

  22. goodnightorum, 167*, 168

  23. itza, 154, 155*

  24. ixtapan, 170, 171*

  25. Mangora, 141

  26. melanocephala, 151, 153*

  27. mobilis, 155*, 156

  28. mobilis, 160

  29. montana, 146, 149*

  30. nahuatl, 165, 167*

  31. oaxaca, 163*, 165

  32. passiva, 169, 171*

  33. pia, 176, 177*

  34. picta, 141, 148, 149*

  35. picta, 151

  36. placida, 163*, 164

  37. pozonae, 151

  38. purulha, 173*, 174

  39. rostrata, 169

  40. schneirlai, 173*, 175

  41. spiculata, 163*, 164

  42. spinula, 151

  43. striatipes, 162

  44. sufflava, 172, 173*

  45. trilineata, 148

  46. vito, 167*, 168

  47. volcan, 165, 167*

  48. wiedenmeyeri, 176

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HERBERT W. LEVI. (2007) THE ORB WEAVER GENUS MANGORA IN SOUTH AMERICA (ARANEAE, ARANEIDAE). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 159:1, 1-142
Online publication date: 1-Dec-2007.

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