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Presence of Gea heptagon (Hentz) and New Records of Argiope from Argentina with the Description of a New Species Argiope kaingang (Araneae: Araneidae)

2015; University of Punjab (new Campus); Volume: 47; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

0030-9923

José Antonio Corronca, Sandra M. Rodriguez-Artigas,

Entomological Studies and Ecology

Argiope (Araneae: Araneidae) is represented in Argentina by three species (A. argentata (Fabricius), A. trifasciata (Forsskal) and A. ericae Levi). Gea heptagon (Hentz) has been found in the northern part of Argentina. In this paper, we describe and illustrated a new species Argiope kaingang nov. sp. (female only) collected in Mercedes, Corrientes Province. New records of A. argentata, A. trifasciata, and the first record of G. heptagon are also reported from the north of Argentina.