''Hypsosinga'' is a
genus of
orb-weaver spiders first described by
Anton Ausserer
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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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Radipole Lake
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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:
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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 ' ...
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Levi, 1972 – Russia (East Siberia), Canada
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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
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Hypsosinga albovittata''
( Westring, 1851) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Middle East, Central Asia
*''
Hypsosinga clax''
Oliger, 1993 – Russia (Far East)
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Hypsosinga funebris''
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* Eugen von Keyserling (1833–1889), German arachnologist
* Hermann ...
, 1892) – USA, Canada
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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 ' ...
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Simon, 1889 – USA, Canada, Greenland
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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 ' ...
''
( Hahn, 1831) – Europe, Caucasus, Israel, Russia (Europe to Central Asia, West Siberia), Central Asia, China
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Hypsosinga kazachstanica''
Ponomarev, 2007 – Kazakhstan
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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 ...
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Caporiacco, 1947 – Uganda, Kenya
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Hypsosinga l. dealbata''
Caporiacco, 1949 – Kenya
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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 ' ...
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Barrion, Barrion-Dupo & Heong, 2013 – China
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Hypsosinga pygmaea''
(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
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Hypsosinga p. nigra''
(Simon, 1909) – Vietnam
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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
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Hypsosinga rubens''
( Hentz, 1847) – USA, Canada
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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
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Hypsosinga satpuraensis''
Bodkhe, Uniyal & Kamble, 2016 – India
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Hypsosinga taprobanica''
(Simon, 1895) – Sri Lanka
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Hypsosinga turkmenica''
Bakhvalov, 1978 – Turkmenistan
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Hypsosinga vaulogeri''
(Simon, 1909) – Vietnam
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Hypsosinga wanica''
Song, Qian & Gao, 1996 – China
References
External links
Hypsosinga' at
BugGuide
Araneidae
Araneomorphae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders
Taxa named by Anton Ausserer
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