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Micrathena sagittata

(Walckenaer, 1841)

Arrow-shaped Orbweaver

GNRUnranked Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.113741
Element CodeILARAN2020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusMicrathena
Other Common Names
Arrowshaped Micrathena (EN) Épeire acérée (FR)
Concept Reference
Chickering, A. M. 1961. The genus Micrathena (Araneae, Argiopidae) in Central America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 125:391-470.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (17)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Sarah's CreekChattahoochee National Forest6,888
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Linville Gorge AdditionPisgah National Forest2,809
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cheat MountainMonongahela National Forest8,191
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
References (5)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Chickering, A. M. 1961. The genus <i>Micrathena </i>(Araneae, Argiopidae) in Central America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 125:391-470.
  3. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  4. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.
  5. World Spider Catalog (WSC). 2020. World Spider Catalog. Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at https://wsc.nmbe.ch/