Araneus troschelii Bertkau 1878 (orb-weaving spider)

Arachnida - Araneae - Araneidae

Alternative combination: Epeira troschelii

Full reference: P. Bertkau. 1878. Einige Spinnen und ein Myriapode aus der Braunkohle von Rott. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens, Bonn 35:346-360

Belongs to Araneus according to J. A. Dunlop et al. 2013

See also Bertkau 1878

Sister taxa: Araneus absconditus, Araneus aethus, Araneus aquaticus, Araneus beipiaoensis, Araneus carbonaceus, Araneus cinefactus, Araneus defunctus, Araneus delitus, Araneus emertoni, Araneus exustus, Araneus fimbriatus, Araneus inelegans, Araneus kinchloeae, Araneus leptopoda, Araneus liaoxiensis, Araneus longimanus, Araneus luianus, Araneus meeki, Araneus molassicus, Araneus nanus, Araneus piceus, Araneus reheensis, Araneus ruidipedalis, Araneus vulcanalis

Type specimen: Its type locality is Rott (Von Dechen Bonn coll.), which is in a MP 30 lacustrine - large lignite in Germany

Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Rott (Von Dechen Bonn coll.)

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