Taxonomy Profile: Araneus bipunctatus (Thorell 1898)

Araneus bipunctatus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Epeira bipunctata
Thorell 1898
Common Name(s):
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Araneus bipunctatus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Protostomia
Superdivision : Ecdysozoa
Phylum : Arthropoda
arthropods |
Artrópode |
arthropodes |
Subphylum : Chelicerata
cheliceriformes |
quelicerado |
queliceriforme |
Subclass : Arachnida
araignées |
aracnídeo |
arachnids |
arácnidos |
Order : Araneae
spiders |
aranhas |
araignées |
arañas |
Family : Araneidae
orbweavers |
Genus : Araneus
roundshouldered orbweavers |
angulate orbweavers |
Araneus bipunctatus Direct Children(s):
Araneus bipunctatus: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
World Spider Catalog, Version 21.0
Acquired:
2020-01-24
Notes:
World Spider Catalog (2020). Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch, accessed on 24 Jan 2020. doi: 10.24436/2
Reference for:
Araneus bipunctatus
Publication(s):
Araneus bipunctatus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Southern Asia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Araneus bipunctatus: Comments
Comment:
Unresolved secondary homonymy is shown by Platnick (2020, online World Spider Catalog v21.0), where both Araneus bipunctatus (Thorell, 1898) and Araneus bipunctatus Franganillo, 1931 are listed as valid species. The latter is a junior secondary homonym and includes the comment 'if this species is ever recognized, a replacement name will be needed'