Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757

Paschetta, Mauro, Christille, Claretta, Marguerettaz, Fabio & Isaia, Marco, 2016, Regional catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Aosta Valley (NW Italy), Zoosystema 38 (1), pp. 49-125 : 57

• Araneus marmoreus Clerck, 1757

LITERATURE. — Pavesi 1904; [ Isaia 2005].

CHOROTYPE. — OLA.

MACROHABITAT. — Not specified.

NOTES. — Old record in need of validation. The occurrence of this species in Aosta Valley is considered doubtful by Rossi & Bosio (2012).

Araneus quadratus Clerck, 1757 ( Fig. 5 )

NEW DATA. — La Thuile : Comba Thuilette, 2000 m, rocky lands, 10.VII.2012, 1 ♂, leg. Paschetta, Giuliano, Mammola, & Marguerettaz ; same locality, 13.IX.2012, 1 ♀, leg. Paschetta, Mammola & Marguerettaz ; Courmayeur : Val Ferret, 1700 m, grove of reeds, 11.VII.2012, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, leg. Paschetta, Giuliano & Mammola.

LITERATURE. — Calloni 1889; [ Isaia 2005]; [ Rossi & Bosio 2012]

CHOROTYPE. — PAL.

MACROHABITAT. — Rocky lands, wetlands.

Figures

FIG. 5. — Araneus quadratus Clerck, 1757 (Araneidae), female. Average body length of the female: 10.5-20.5 mm. La Thuile: Comba Thuilette.Photograph: Mauro Paschetta 2008.