Argiope chloreis is a species of orb-weaver spider in the family Araneidae. It was first described by Swedish arachnologist Tamerlan Thorell in 1877.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Argiope |
| Species: | A. chloreis
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| Argiope chloreis Thorell, 1877
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Distribution
editA. chloreis is found across Southeast Asia, with confirmed records from China, Malaysia (peninsula and Borneo), and Indonesia (Sumatra and Sulawesi).[1]
Description
editAccording to the original description by Thorell, A. chloreis is a medium-sized orb-weaver with distinctive coloration. The cephalothorax and legs have a greenish-pale (virescens) appearance with dense whitish pubescence. The eyes are black, and the sternum shows a large whitish patch with greenish margins.[2]
The legs are pale greenish with silvery-pubescent appearance, equipped with spines and setae. The first and second pairs of legs are approximately equal in length, being about 4.5 times longer than the cephalothorax, while legs are not much longer than the fourth pair.[2]
The abdomen is described as pale greenish-gray or whitish, with sparse silvery pubescence. It features 6-8 black spots arranged in two regular series, with a thin longitudinal line between them. The abdomen also displays several rounded dark olive-brown spots with whitish borders, creating a distinctive pattern across the dorsal surface.[2]
Taxonomy
editArgiope chloreis was originally described from a single female specimen collected at Kandari by O. Beccari.[2] The species was later synonymized with Argiope pumila Thorell, 1890 by Levi in 1983, but this synonymy has been subject to revision based on morphological and molecular evidence.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Argiope chloreis Thorell, 1877". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d Thorell, T. (1877). "Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. I. Ragni di Selebes raccolti nel 1874 dal Dott. O. Beccari". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 10: 341–637.
- ^ Tan, J.; Chan, Z. Y.; Wong, C. X.; Koh, J. K. H.; Yong, H. S. (2019). "Morphological and molecular evidence supports Argiope chloreis Thorell 1877 and A. chloreides Chrysanthus 1961 (Araneidae: Argiopinae) as distinct species". Acta Arachnologica. 68 (2): 41–58. doi:10.2476/asjaa.68.41.