Argiope é um género de aranhas araneomorfas da família Araneidae que inclui aranhas grandes que apresentam um elevado dimorfismo sexual, sendo as fêmeas (aproximadamente 2,5 cm) cerca de 3 vezes maiores que os machos (aproximadamente 8 mm). As espécies deste género têm o abdómen conspicuamente colorido e estão distribuídas por todo o mundo; em países com climas temperados têm uma ou mais espécies com aparência similar.
Lista de espécies De acordo com o The World Spider Catalog 12.5Platnick, 2012 : The world spider catalog (American Museum of Natural History). são reconhecidas como válidas as seguintes espécies: Argiope acuminata Franganillo, 1920 Argiope aemula (Walckenaer, 1842) Argiope aetherea (Walckenaer, 1842) Argiope aetheroides Yin, Wang, Zhang, Peng & Chen, 1989 Argiope ahngeri Spassky, 1932 Argiope amoena L. Koch, 1878 Argiope anasuja Thorell, 1887 Argiope anomalopalpis Bjørn, 1997 Argiope appensa (Walckenaer, 1842) Argiope argentata (Fabricius, 1775) Argiope aurantia Lucas, 1833 Argiope aurocincta Pocock, 1898 Argiope australis (Walckenaer, 1805) Argiope blanda O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 Argiope boesenbergi Levi, 1983 Argiope bougainvilla (Walckenaer, 1847) Argiope bruennichi (Scopoli, 1772) Argiope brunnescantia Strand, 1911 Argiope buehleri Schenkel, 1944 Argiope bullocki Rainbow, 1908 Argiope caesarea Thorell, 1897 Argiope caledonia Levi, 1983 Argiope cameloides Zhu & Song, 1994 Argiope catenulata (Doleschall, 1859) Argiope chloreis Thorell, 1877 Argiope comorica Bjørn, 1997 Argiope coquereli (Vinson, 1863) Argiope dang Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009 Argiope dietrichae Levi, 1983 Argiope doboensis Strand, 1911 Argiope ericae Levi, 2004 Argiope flavipalpis (Lucas, 1858) Argiope florida Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 Argiope halmaherensis Strand, 1907 Argiope intricata Simon, 1877 Argiope jinghongensis Yin, Peng & Wang, 1994 Argiope katherina Levi, 1983 Argiope keyserlingi Karsch, 1878 Argiope kochi Levi, 1983 Argiope legionis Motta & Levi, 2009 Argiope levii Bjørn, 1997 Argiope lobata (Pallas, 1772) Argiope luzona (Walckenaer, 1842) Argiope macrochoera Thorell, 1891 Argiope madang Levi, 1984 Argiope magnifica L. Koch, 1871 Argiope maja Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 Argiope mangal Koh, 1991 Argiope manila Levi, 1983 Argiope mascordi Levi, 1983 Argiope minuta Karsch, 1879 Argiope modesta Thorell, 1881 Argiope niasensis Strand, 1907 Argiope ocula Fox, 1938 Argiope ocyaloides L. Koch, 1871 Argiope pentagona L. Koch, 1871 Argiope perforata Schenkel, 1963 Argiope picta L. Koch, 1871 Argiope ponape Levi, 1983 Argiope possoica Merian, 1911 Argiope probata Rainbow, 1916 Argiope protensa L. Koch, 1872 Argiope pulchella Thorell, 1881 Argiope pulchelloides Yin, Wang, Zhang, Peng & Chen, 1989 Argiope radon Levi, 1983 Argiope ranomafanensis Bjørn, 1997 Argiope reinwardti (Doleschall, 1859) Argiope sapoa Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 Argiope savignyi Levi, 1968 Argiope sector (Forsskål, 1776) Argiope takum Chrysanthus, 1971 Argiope tapinolobata Bjørn, 1997 Argiope taprobanica Thorell, 1887 Argiope thai Levi, 1983 Argiope trifasciata (Forsskål, 1775) Argiope truk Levi, 1983 Argiope versicolor (Doleschall, 1859) Argiope vietnamensis Ono, 2010 †Argiope furva (Hong, 1985)
Referências Rodríguez RL & Gamboa E. 2000. Memory of captured prey in three web spiders (Araneae: Araneidae, Linyphiidae, Tetragnathidae). Animal Cognition 3, 91–97 PDF (Argiope argentata) Craig C.L. et al. (2001). Signal polymorphism in the web-decorating spider Argiope argentata is correlated with reduced survivorship and the presence of stingless bees, its primary prey. Evolution 55(5):986-993. Abstract Blamires, Sean J.; Hochuli, Dieter F. & Thompson, Michael B. (2007): Does decoration building influence antipredator responses in an orb-web spider (Argiope keyserlingi) in its natural habitat? Australian Journal of Zoology 55: 1-7. — PDF Timm, Robert M. & Losilla, Mauricio (2007): Orb-weaving Spider, Argiope savignyi (Araneidae), Predation on the Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso (Emballonuridae). Caribbean Journal of Science 43(2): 282-284. PDF Ligações externas
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