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Article: Replacement names for two orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae, Araneus).(Report)
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- Journal of Arachnology
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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ABSTRACT. The name Araneus beebei Levi 1941 is replaced by Araneus aragua. Araneus raui Levi 1973 is replaced by Araneus missouri. The species Araneus phrygiatus (Walckenaer 1842) is not recognizable based on the original description and considered a nomen dubium.
Keywords: Nearctic, Neotropical, beebei, aragua, raui, missouri
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Recent catalogs of spider species names (e.g., Platnick 2007) have made me aware of errors in my naming of two species. Araneus raui Levi 1973 is preoccupied by A. raui (Strand 1907) for a species from Cameroon and Araneus beebei Levi 1991 was previously used by Petrunkevitch 1914 for a species from Borneo. ...