MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 15184

Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757

Holotype of Araneus tusigia

Date Collected:

1900/1919

North America: United States: Utah: Summit | Uintah Mountains, Chalk Creek

Current Identification
Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae
Common Name(s): marbled orbweaver
Determiner: Herbert W. Levilinked data icon
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Araneus tusigia Chamberlin 1919
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae
Determiner: Ralph V. Chamberlin
Nature of ID: type ID

Chamberlin 1919, page 254, Holotype of Araneus tusigia Chamberlin 1919 p. 254, pl. 19, fig. 3; cited as Aranea
Levi 1971, page 156, Other Useful Citation of Araneus tusigia Chamberlin 1919 Synonymy.
Media type: text; Chamberlin 1919 Description: Citation:  New Western Spiders;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Chamberlin 1919 Description: Citation: New Western Spiders

Media type: text; Levi 1971 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLI no. 4;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Shows Publication: Levi 1971 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. CXLI no. 4

  • collection number: RVC 461

Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: loose R III; subsampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-09-01
subsampled by = Rina Morisawa   determined date=2021-09-01   determined by=Rina Morisawa  
whole animal (70% ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Rina Morisawa 2021-09-01

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Utah
  • County:
  • Summit
  • Specific Locality:
  • Uintah Mountains, Chalk Creek
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • USA, Utah, Summit, Chalk Creek
  • Georeference:
  • 40.9572910°, -111.21355° (Error radius: 17631m) By: Adam J. Baldinger on 2023-02-09 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1900-01-01 / 1919-12-31
  • Verbatim Date:
  • pre-1919 publication date
  • Collector:
  • R.V. Chamberlin Collection

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