MCZ Invertebrate Zoology 20702

Araneus carchi Levi, 1991

Holotype of Araneus carchi

Date Collected:

1965-06

South America: Ecuador: Carchi | Troya

Current Identification
Araneus carchi Levi, 1991
Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Araneidae
Determiner: Herbert W. Levilinked data icon
Nature of ID: type ID

Levi 1991, page 215, Holotype of Araneus carchi Levi, 1991 1991. Bull. MCZ 152(4): 215-216, fig. 122-127, map 2

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Part Condition Disposition Count
partial animal: tissue (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (5)
Remarks: leg: R III; subsampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2021-03-25
subsampled by=Laura Leibensperger   determined date=2021-01-20   determined by=Laura Leibenspergerlinked data icon   remark=R III  
whole animal (70% ethanol) good in collection 1 History (5)
Remarks: Leg R III already loose; removed for eventual transfer to CRYO Coll. 20.I.2021.

Attribute Value Determination On
sex female [no agent data]
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Adam J. Baldinger 2021-04-05
citation 1991. Bull. MCZ. Vol. 152 (4): 215, fig. 122-127, map 2 [no agent data], Method: migration 2011-03-06

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  • in vial with male paratype

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  • Specific Locality:
  • Troya
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • ECUADOR, Carchi, Troya. 2900 - 2950m.
  • Elevation:
  • 2900 - 2950 m
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1965-06-01 / 1965-06-30
  • Verbatim Date:
  • 10-13.vi.1965
  • Collector:
  • Luis E. Peña

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