''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by

Anton Ausserer Anton Ausserer (5 July 184320 July 1889)Maurer, Ferdinand: ''Nachruf an Dr. Anton Ausserer.'' Programm des kk. acad. Gymnasiums in Grätz. Graz 1890 was an Austrian naturalist specialising in spiders.Bonnet, Pierre: Bibliographia aranearum, Les ...

in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ''

Hypsosinga heri ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' spiders were identified at the

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nature reserve in Dorset, England. The previous recorded sightings of the species in the UK were in 1898 and 1912 at Wicken Fen, Cambridgeshire.

Species

it contains twenty-one species: *''

Hypsosinga alberta ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' Levi, 1972 – Russia (East Siberia), Canada *''

Hypsosinga alboria ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' Yin, Wang, Xie & Peng, 1990 – China *''

Hypsosinga albovittata ''Hypsosinga albovittata'' is an orb-weaver spider species (family Araneidae), found in the Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of t ...

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Westring Niklas Westring (13 November 1797, in Gothenburg – 28 January 1882) was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. He started out with the intention to study medicine but this was frustrated by the death of his father. His full-time profession ...

, 1851) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Middle East, Central Asia *''

Hypsosinga clax ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' Oliger, 1993 – Russia (Far East) *''

Hypsosinga funebris ''Hypsosinga funebris'' is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae Orb-weaver spiders are members of the spider family Araneidae. They are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, f ...

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, 1892) – USA, Canada *''

Hypsosinga groenlandica ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' Simon, 1889 – USA, Canada, Greenland *''

'' ( Hahn, 1831) – Europe, Caucasus, Israel, Russia (Europe to Central Asia, West Siberia), Central Asia, China *''

Hypsosinga kazachstanica ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' Ponomarev, 2007 – Kazakhstan *''

Hypsosinga lithyphantoides ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of Araneidae, orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus ''Singa (spider), Sin ...

Caporiacco Ludovico di Caporiacco (22 January 1900, in Udine – 18 July 1951, in Parma) was an Italian arachnologist. Caporiacco took part in an expedition to the Jebel Uweinat, a mountain massif in the boundary region of Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. On t ...

, 1947 – Uganda, Kenya **'' Hypsosinga l. dealbata'' Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya *''

Hypsosinga luzhongxiani ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China *''

Hypsosinga pygmaea ''Hypsosinga pygmaea'' is a species of orb weaver in the spider family Araneidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, a range from Russia to Central Asia, China, Korea, and Japan. Subspecies These three subspecies b ...

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Sundevall Carl Jakob Sundevall (22 October 1801, Högestad – 2 February 1875) was a Swedish zoologist. Sundevall studied at Lund University, where he became a Ph.D. in 1823. After traveling to East Asia, he studied medicine, graduating as Doctor of Med ...

, 1831) – North America, Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan **'' Hypsosinga p. nigra'' (Simon, 1909) – Vietnam **'' Hypsosinga p. nigriceps'' (

Kulczyński Kulczyński (feminine: Kulczyńska, plural: Kulczyńscy) is a Polish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Stanisław Kulczyński (1895-1975), Polish botanist and politician * Władysław Kulczyński Władysław Kulczyński (27 Marc ...

, 1903) – Turkey *'' Hypsosinga rubens'' ( Hentz, 1847) – USA, Canada *''

Hypsosinga sanguinea ''Hypsosinga'' is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Anton Ausserer in 1871. The genus name is derived from the Greek "hypso", meaning "high", referring to the higher clypeus than those of the genus '' Singa''. In 2015, female ' ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1844) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan *'' Hypsosinga satpuraensis'' Bodkhe, Uniyal & Kamble, 2016 – India *'' Hypsosinga taprobanica'' (Simon, 1895) – Sri Lanka *'' Hypsosinga turkmenica'' Bakhvalov, 1978 – Turkmenistan *'' Hypsosinga vaulogeri'' (Simon, 1909) – Vietnam *'' Hypsosinga wanica'' Song, Qian & Gao, 1996 – China

References

External links

Hypsosinga
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