Alpaida
Alpaida orb-weaver spiders
alpaida.sp1
Yellow, red and stripy.
2018.JAS.E.99
Morphospecies ID: A. M. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit
Location: Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Ecuador (400 m.a.s.l.)
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alpaida.sp2
Alpaida bicornuta. Brown body, fat pedipalps, black tarsi, cream and red and black splotchy abdomen.
2018.JAS.E.92, 2019.YSN.W2.2, 2019.YSN.W2.22, 2019.YSN.W2.27, 2019.YSN.W2.28, 2019.YSN.W5.8
Morphospecies ID: A. M. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit; Pictures: A. M. Haberkern
Locations: Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Ecuador (400 m.a.s.l.),
Estación Biológica Yasuní, Ecuador (250 m.a.s.l.)
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Similar to alpaida.sp1.
2019.YSN.W2.22
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alpaida.sp4
Had silk refuge on nearby leaf. Spider is brown, with black border around cephalothorax, and black abdomen with sparkly band down centre. The rest of the body is brown, with very slight banding on last pair of legs.
2019.YSN.W2.19, 2019.YSN.W2.24
Morphospecies ID: A. M. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit
Location: Estación Biológica Yasuní, Ecuador (250 m.a.s.l.)
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alpaida.sp5
​Had silken spiral stabilimentum. Spider is white (similar colour to stabilimentum) with slight black banding on tarsi and metatarsi.
2019.YSN.W6.15
Morphospecies ID: A. M. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit
Location: Estación Biológica Yasuní, Ecuador (250 m.a.s.l.)
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alpaida.sp6
Alpaida venilliae. Very banded, hairy, distinct pattern, very distinctive rectangular marking on dorsal side surrounded by cream-coloured border that also encompasses spinnerets.
2018.JAS.E.131
Morphospecies ID: A. M. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit; Pictures: A. M. Haberkern
Location: Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Ecuador (400 m.a.s.l.)
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2018.JAS.E.131
alpaida.sp7
Beige, bell-shaped cephalothorax with brown diamond marking. Black mask marking over black eyes, with eyes protruding from cephalothorax. Chelicerae are beige and fangs are red. Abdomen is teardrop-shaped, and burgandy with dark brown circle markings. Legs are white, beige , and black with hairs. The underside of abdomen is burgundy with black marking. Black spinnerets.
2019.BRJ.W1.1
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l)
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2019.BRJ.W1.1
2019.BRJ.W1.1
alpaida.sp8
Triangular cream cephalothorax, with posterior median eyes white with black markings around them. The rest of the eyes are black and set far apart from each other. Abdomen is light brownish-pink with brown polka dots and three black dots. Legs are black and white with short white hairs. Cream chelicerae with light brown tips and cream sternum. Underside of abdomen yellowish-brown with black markings and black spinnerets.
2019.BRJ.W1.26, 2019.BRJ.W1.36, 2019.BRJ.W1.38, 2019.BRJ.W3.3, 2019.BRJ.W6.39
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l)
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Similar to araneidae.sp112
2019.BRJ.W1.26
2019.BRJ.W1.26
alpaida.sp9
Long, wedge-shaped cephalothorax, yellow with faint white marking. Eyes are black and white, positioned on a protrusion and visible from several angles. Abdomen is yellow and pointy with black swirl markings and a black tip. Short black hairs on abdomen, legs, and pedipalps, along with black spines on legs. Sternum and chelicerae are yellow. Underside of abdomen is yellow with black ragged markings and yellow circle around black spinnerets. Spinnerets are positioned on underside of abdomen. Legs are black, white and yellow. Epigynum is rounded and dark brown with light brown marking over it.
2019.BRJ.W3.10, 2019.BRJ.W3.33, 2019.BRJ.W3.38, 2019.BRJ.W7.2
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l)
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2019.BRJ.W3.10
2019.BRJ.W3.10
Similar to alpaida.sp10
alpaida.sp10
Alpaida banos. Diamond-shaped beige cephalothorax with black eyes. Posterior median eyes are large. Round light brown abdomen with slightly pointed tip. Black marking on tip of abdomen and four white dots on sides. Sternum yellow, chelicerae beige. Underside of abdomen is yellow with large black spinnerets and black tip and racing stripes. Legs black with banding.
2019.BRJ.W3.15, 2019.BRJ.W3.17, 2019.BRJ.W3.19, 2019.BRJ.W3.34, 2019.BRJ.W3.37, 2019.BRJ.W3.40, 2019.BRJ.W3.5, 2019.BRJ.W3.7, 2019.BRJ.W3.8, 2019.BRJ.W3.9
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l)
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Similar to alpaida.sp9
2019.BRJ.W3.19
2019.BRJ.W3.19
alpaida.sp11
Bell-shaped cephalothorax, cream with brown snowman-shaped marking and small black mask. Posterior median eyes white, rest of eyes black. Pedipalp femurs cream, palpal bulbs are brown with black hairs. Raindrop-shaped abdomen, orange with several zigzag black markings and tip. Legs are black and white striped with black hairs. Sternum bright yellow. Underside of abdomen yellow with bright orange tip, and several vertical black stripes. Spinnerets are brown and midway down abdomen.
2019.BRJ.W6.33
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l)
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2019.BRJ.W6.33
2019.BRK.W6.33
alpaida.sp12
Round, bright white cephalothorax, with black eyes. Median eyes appear conjoined and lateral are conjoined. Abdomen is round and bright white with grey dots. Leg pairs 1 and 2 are grey, Leg pairs 3 and 4 are white with black tibia and tarsi. Cream sternum with grey dot and grey underside of abdomen.
2019.BRJ.W6.8
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l)
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2019.BRJ.W6.8
2019.BRJ.W6.8
alpaida.sp13
Triangular cream cephalothorax with light brown marking over eyes and down center, eyes are large and black with white dots. Lateral eyes are far from median eyes. Legs are cream with grey joints and white hairs. Abdomen oval and light brown, with white stain glass marking down center and black dots and tip. White hairs on abdomen. Cream chelicerae and grey pedipalps. White sternum with black dot. Underside of abdomen is light brown with black and white markings.
2019.NRP.W1.12, 2019.NRP.W1.16
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Narupa Reserve, Ecuador (1100 m.a.s.l)
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Similar to alpaida.sp14 and alpaida.sp15
2019.NRP.W1.12
2019.NRP.W1.12
alpaida.sp14
Rectangular white cephalothorax with grey rectangular marking. Eyes black with lateral eyes far off to sides. Abdomen is elongated with pointy end, cream with black dots and tip. Legs are grey, as well as the pedipalps. Chelicerae are cream. Entire underside white except black dot on sternum and black tip on abdomen.
2019.NRP.W1.27
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Narupa Reserve, Ecuador (1100 m.a.s.l)
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Similar to alpaida.sp13 and alpaida.sp15
2019.NRP.W1.27
2019.NRP.W1.27
alpaida.sp15
Wedge-shaped cream cephalothorax with black eyes. Anterior median eyes visible from underside. Brown border on cephalothorax, with lateral eyes very far to sides. Abdomen long with pointed tip, light grey, black rectangular marking near tip, and black omega marking. Legs are light grey with long white hairs. Chelicerae and pedipalps are white and sternum is black. Underside of abdomen white, with large black circular marking and black spinnerets on underside.
2019.NRP.W1.36
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Narupa Reserve, Ecuador (1100 m.a.s.l)
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Similar to alpaida.sp13 and alpaida.sp14
2019.NRP.W1.36
2019.NRP.W1.36
alpaida.sp16
Dark brown, bell-shaped cephalothorax. Posterior median eyes are small, white and spaced out, rest of eyes small black and spaced out. Abdomen is rectangular and black with three tubercles on tip. There are five silver markings on abdomen, and black hairs on legs, abdomen, chelicerae, and palps. Legs are orange, beige, brown and white banded with spines. Pedipalp femurs are white and palpal bulbs are beige and oval. Chelicerae, sternum, and underside of abdomen are black. Underside of abdomen has several silver markings and very large spinnerets on centre of underside. Anterior median eyes are visible from underside.
2019.NRP.W3.24
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Narupa Reserve, Ecuador (1100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.NRP.W3.24
2019.NRP.W3.24