Eustala anastera, the humpbacked orbweaver, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae.[1][2] It is found in North and Central America.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Eustala |
| Species: | E. anastera
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| Eustala anastera (Walckenaer, 1841)
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Description
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Females of this species grow to 10mm, males growing to 9.5mm. The coloration of the prosoma is quite variable in color, though it usually matches that of the opisthosoma. The coloration can vary from tones of tan, to vivid green. Some have a dark line along the median, as the one pictured, and many have a foliate pattern. The legs are also quite variable, and are covered in short spines, which are most notable in males.[5]
Subspecies
edit- Eustala anastera anastera (Walckenaer, 1841)
- Eustala anastera vermiformis Franganillo, 1931
References
edit- ^ "Eustala anastera Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ a b "Eustala anastera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ "Information on the Species Eustala anastera". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ^ Dean DA (2016). "Catalogue of Texas spiders". ZooKeys 570: 1-703.
- ^ Rose, Sarah (2022). Spiders of North America. Vol. 154. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-17561-4.
- Bradley, Richard A. (2012). Common Spiders of North America. University of California Press.
- Breene, R. G., D. Allen Dean, G. B. Edwards, Blain Hebert, Herbert W. Levi, Gail Manning, et al. (2003). Common Names of Arachnids, Fifth Edition, 42.
- Ubick, Darrell (2005). Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual. American Arachnological Society.
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