Cyclosa
Trashline orb-weavers
cyclosa.sp2
Cyclosa rubronigra. Triangular abdomen, banded legs, light brown splotches, white dot on dorsal abdomen. Refuge constructed of dirt.
2018.JAS.E.31, 2019.BGL.W1.18, 2019.BGL.W1.37, 2019.BGL.W2.23, 2019.BGL.W4.37
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Jatun Sacha Biological Station, Ecuador (400 m.a.s.l.); Reserva Biologica del Rio Bigal, Ecuador (900 m.a.s.l.)
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2019.BGL.W2.23
2019.BGL.W2.23
cyclosa.sp7
Squid-like, almost black cephalothorax. Cream dots on abdomen, with knees being banded brown with black dots, and black bands. Refuge constructed of dirt.
2019.YSN.W1.35, 2019.YSN.W4.4, 2019.YSN.W4.7
Morphospecies ID: A. M. Haberkern; Taxonomic ID: A. Brescovit; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Estación Biológica Yasuní, Ecuador (250 m.a.s.l.)
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2019.YSN.W4.7
2019.YSN.W4.7
cyclosa.sp12
Black cephalothorax. Abdomen arrow-shaped and light brown with silver stained glass flecks and sparse black splotches. Legs are zebra striped with reddish bands, and black hairs. Anterior median eyes are black, and rest of eyes are white. Chelicerae are reddish-brown. Sternum is beige with a horizontal silver line. Underside of abdomen is brown with silver stained glass markings. There are several markings on abdomen listed here in order from front to back: black horizontal stripe, red horizontal stripe, 2 large silver dots in a row, large black dot with spinnerets, 2 black dots in a row, and 2 horizontal black stripes. Refuge constructed of dirt.
2019.NRP.W6.37
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Narupa Reserve, Ecuador (1100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.NRP.W6.37
2019.NRP.W6.37
cyclosa.sp14
Spider looks cryptic from a distance, with markings and colours only becoming apparent on close inspection. Rectangular black cephalothorax with ridges. Eyes are small, white and clustered together. Chelicerae are beige. Abdomen is squid-like, bumpy, and has mosaic-like markings made up of red, black, brown, and cream. Legs are thick, being white with black stripes and spots. Femurs on leg pairs 1 and 2 have thick black bands above patellae. Patellae on legs 1 and 2 are orange-brown. Legs have occasional orange-brown markings. Pedipalps are white with black tips. Legs and pedipalps have black hairs and spines. Refuge is made of dirt (trashline).
2019.YNC.W1.10, 2019.YNC.W7.20
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.YNC.W7.20
2019.YNC.W7.20
cyclosa.sp15
Dark brown diamond-shaped cephalothorax, with eyes being small and clustered together. Abdomen is elongated and diamond-shaped with cream and brown mottling and two large brown circles arranged horizontally. Both legs and pedipalps are white with black stripes. Legs have short white hairs. Sternum is black, with underside of abdomen being mottled burgundy, black, and beige with horizontal white marking. Refuge is made of dirt.
2019.BRJ.W1.24, 2019.BRJ.W6.18, 2019.BRJ.W6.30, 2019.BRJ.W6.34, YNC.W1.23, YNC.W1.5, YNC.W3.2, YNC.W3.4
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); Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.BRJ.W6.30
2019.BRJ.W6.18
cyclosa.sp16
Cephalothroax is greenish-brown and bell-shaped, with darker patch in centre and black bandit mask over eyes. Posterior median eyes are white, rest of eyes are black. Abdomen is oval and is silver stained-glass patterned with brown centre and black rectangular marking at tip. The entire underside is dark brown except one horizontal silver stained-glass marking on abdomen. The chelicerae are burgandy, and the pedipalps and legs are white with brown stripes (stripes are only visible from the bottom).
2019.YNC.W2.38
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.YNC.W2.38
2019.YNC.W2.38
cyclosa.sp17
Refuge is a trashline. Spider has an longated cephalothroax with ridges. The spider is black with small white eyes. The abdomen is squid-like and has silver stained-glass patterning over a light brown base. The top of the abdomen has large brown circular markings. The spinnerets are on a dark brown raised portion, the legs are white with beige joints and brown stripes, and the sternum is dark brown. The underside of the abdomen is brown with occasional silver markings, two burgandy circles, a huge black circle with white dots on it, and a brown tip. The pedipalp femurs are brown, the chelicerae are white, the palpal bulbs are dark brown and bean-shaped, and the legs and pedipalps are hairy.
2019.BRJ.W6.19, 2019.BRJ.W7.24, 2019.YNC.W3.3
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l); Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.NRP.W7.14
2019.NRP.W7.14
Similar to cyclosa.sp20
cyclosa.sp18
Refuge is a trashline. Abdomen is greenish-brown and bell-shaped, posterior median eyes are white, and the rest of the eyes are black with a black bandit mask over eyes. Abdomen is oval-shaped and silvery-brown with brown tip and two brown circle markings arranged horizontally. The sternum is black and the underside of the abdomen is black with a horizontal beige stripe and two white dots. Chelicerae are black, the legs and pedipalps are white, and the legs have black stripes.
2019.NRP.W6.16
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Narupa Reserve, Ecuador (1100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.NRP.W6.16
2019.NRP.W6.16
cyclosa.sp19
Refuge is a trashline. Grey bell-shaped cephalothorax, with black marking near the base. Posterior median eyes are white, and the rest of the eyes are black. Abdomen is oval with silver stained-glass marking and black rectangular marking near tip. Legs are translucent white with long black spines and faint black banding. Sternum is dark brown, and underside of abdomen is brown with black horizontal stripe and two white dots, with a yellow stripe near the tip.
2019.YNC.W3.26
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Location: Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
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2019.YNC.W3.26
2019.YNC.W3.26
Similar to cyclosa.sp22
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cyclosa.sp20
Refuge is a trashline. Dark brown bell-shaped cephalothroax with sparse faint white flecks. Light brown marking near front. Posterior median eyes are white with black google-shapes. Posterior lateral eyes and anterior lateral eyes are white and on an extended protrusion. Anterior median eyes are black. Cephalothorax has ridges, and legs are white and translucent with bright yellow joints and black stripes, as well as dots and black hairs and spines. Leg pair 4 has cream banding, and the abdomen is squid-shaped (very distinctive) and mosaic-like, with black, brown, beige, white, and silver. Spinnerets are on an extended black protrusion, the sternum is mottled brown, black and white, and underside of abdomen is red near pedicel. The rest of the spider is a chaotic mix of brown, beige, white, and red.
2019.BRJ.W6.1, 2019.YNC.W3.39
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Concierto de Aves, Borja, Ecuador (1700 m.a.s.l); Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
Similar to cyclosa.sp17
2019.BRJ.W6.1
2019.BRJ.W6.1
2019.YNC.W3.39
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cyclosa.sp22
Refuge is a trashline. Wedge-shaped brown cephalothorax with darker brown marking. All eyes are black, and the abdomen is oval with silver stained-glass marking and large black marking on tip. Legs are cream with very faint brown banding. Entire underside is reddish-brown, except a faint yellow band on underside of abdomen alongside two white dots.
2019.BRJ.W6.27, 2019.BRJ.W7.40
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 cyclosa.sp19
2019.BRJ.W6.27
2019.BRJ.W6.27
cylcosa.sp23
Oval, cream cephalothorax with brown M-shaped marking and brown marking over black eyes. Legs are composed of orange, brown ,and cream stripes and spots with short hairs. Leg pair 4 is paler than the other legs. Abdomen is round with 4 large tubercles, and light golden brown with brown and white flecks. Sternum is cream with jagged red marking. Chelicerae are brown. Pedipalps are white and cream. Underside of abdomen is an indistinct pattern of brown, cream, and light reddish-brown.
2019.NRP.W2.22, 2019.NRP.W6.29, 2019.YNC.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); Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
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Similar to cyclosa.sp24, araneidae.sp63, and aspidolasius.sp1
2019.NRP.W6.29
2019.NRP.W6.29
cyclosa.sp24
Round white cephalothorax with black eyes. Abdomen round with four cream tubercles. Legs are white and grey banded. Sternum is cream with white and brown flecks.
2019.NRP.W1.29, 2019.NRP.W2.23, 2019.NRP.W2.24, 2019.NRP.W2.27, 2019.NRP.W2.33, 2019.NRP.W2.4, 2019.NRP.W6.14, 2019.NRP.W6.18, 2019.NRP.W6.22, 2019.NRP.W6.28, 2019.YNC.W3.24, 2019.YNC.W5.16
Morphospecies ID: J.C. Schmidt; Taxonomic ID: D. De Roche; Pictures: J. C. Schmidt
Locations: Narupa Reserve, Ecuador (1100 m.a.s.l); Yanayacu Biological Station, Ecuador (2100 m.a.s.l)
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Similar to cyclosa.sp24, araneidae.sp63, and aspidolasius.sp1
2019.NRP.W6.22
2019.YNC.W5.16