Argiope Audouin 1826 (orb-weaving spider)
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Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae
Synonym: Magnaranea Hong 1985
Parent taxon: Araneidae according to W. C. Wheeler et al. 2017
See also Dunlop et al. 2013 and Zhang et al. 1994
Sister taxa: Anepeira, Aranea, Araneinae, Araneus, Bararaneus, Chrysometata, Cyclososoma, Enacrosoma, Eoaraneus, Eochorizopes, Eozygiella, Eustaloides, Fossilaraneus, Gea, Hypognatha, Meditrina, Miraraneus, Mirometa, Molinaranea, Nephilinae, Pulchellaranea, Pycnosinga, Testudinaroides, Tethneus, Zilla
Subtaxa: Argiope furva
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Shanwang, Linqu County, collection Dong (Miocene of China)
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