Argiope lobata

Species of spider

Argiope lobata

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Subphylum:  | Chelicerata
Class:  | Arachnida
Order:  | Araneae
Infraorder:  | Araneomorphae
Family:  | Araneidae
Genus:  | Argiope
Species:  |

A. lobata

Binomial name
Argiope lobata

Pallas, 1772

Argiope lobata is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It has a wide distribution encompassing the whole of Africa and stretching to southern Europe and into Asia.

The male of this species is small (body length 6 mm) but the female is large and spectacular at up to 25 mm in length. The silver abdomen is marked with black and red spots and carries deep furrows and distinctive lobes around the edge. As with other spiders in this genus, the large web is usually decorated with prominent zig-zag stabilimenta.

* Ventral side of a female

* Argiope lobata

## References[edit]

Preston-Mafham, Ken (1998). Spiders: Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Angus Books. ISBN 978-1-904594-93-2.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q976578
* Wikispecies: Argiope lobata
* ADW: Argiope_lobata
* Araneae: 739
* BioLib: 116605
* BOLD: 320253
* CoL: GH38
* EoL: 1194695
* EPPO: ARGOLO
* EUNIS: 224138
* Fauna Europaea: 348445
* Fauna Europaea (new): 60071b6f-d3c3-4fd1-81b3-44085953a019
* GBIF: 5170978
* iNaturalist: 56525
* IRMNG: 10540463
* ITIS: 852128
* NCBI: 332533
* uBio: 2055161
* WSC: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:015380

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