. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Parawixia • Levi 7. Dlate 1. Upper left, Parawixia bistriata, sixth instar (photo C. P. Sandoval). Others, P. audax. Upper right, female hanging in web. Lower left, female. Lower right, web, orb about 50 cm horizontal diameter. Acanthepeira, therefore synapomorphic. However, in Wagneriana, the abdomen is rectangular, longer than wide and often with a tail above the spinnerets. Macro- setae on the third and fourth coxae and trochanters of males (not always present), presence of a paramedian apophysis, and lack of dista
. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College. Zoology. Parawixia • Levi 7. Dlate 1. Upper left, Parawixia bistriata, sixth instar (photo C. P. Sandoval). Others, P. audax. Upper right, female hanging in web. Lower left, female. Lower right, web, orb about 50 cm horizontal diameter. Acanthepeira, therefore synapomorphic. However, in Wagneriana, the abdomen is rectangular, longer than wide and often with a tail above the spinnerets. Macro- setae on the third and fourth coxae and trochanters of males (not always present), presence of a paramedian apophysis, and lack of distal hematodocha are synapo- morphies of these various genera: Para- wixia, Acanthepeira, Wagneriana, Wixia, Eriophora, Alpaida, Verrucosa, and others (Table 1). Natural History. The best known spe- cies is P. audax, which makes a loose large web and sits in the hub, cephalic region down, or in a rolled-leaf retreat, one to two meters above the ground. Most species probably live in the canopy and are rarely collected. Parawixia bistriata is social and makes webs fairly high up, commonly on telephone poles. All individuals in a colony are of the same age and size and during daytime they cluster together in a shared retreat (Plate 1; see below). Note. When working on Eriophora in 1970 I thought that Parawixia might be a synonym of Eriophora (Levi, 1971), but this is not the case (see above). The two genera are related. No additional species of Eriophora have been found (only one doubtful male from Peru). Distribution. Parawixia is found. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Cambridge, Mass. : The Museum
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