A dated phylogeny of Argiope argentata in the Caribbean, and other Argiope relatives. Shown are the results of tree based species delimitation analyses (GMYC method) on a BEAST phylogeny (node ages in million years) and the location of spiders used in this study (inset picture). Asterisk denotes posterior probability support >95%. The OTUs (operational taxonomic units) correspond to a cryptic species, Argiope butchko sp. n., from Cuba (argentataCU) and populations from other Caribbean islands (argentataCAR) plus mainland (argentataUS) treated as conspecific (A. argentata).

 
 
  Part of: Agnarsson I, LeQuier SM, Kuntner M, Cheng R-C, Coddington JA, Binford G (2016) Phylogeography of a good Caribbean disperser: Argiope argentata (Araneae, Araneidae) and a new ‘cryptic’ species from Cuba. ZooKeys 625: 25-44. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.625.8729