Bird-dung Orb-weaver, Orchard Spider Celaenia excavata (L. Koch, 1867)

Fauna Portal species: 4286
Family: Araneidae


excavata

Celaenia excavata female, dorsal (Western Australia)

Image: V.W. Framenau (2010)

Fauna Portal Image No. 2789

Diagnosis

The genus Celaenia has not been revised with modern taxonomic methods. Female Orchard Spiders are very distinct in shape and colouration. Males can be diagnosed based on the genitalia illustrated here.

Linnean Holotype

1 ♀
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Zoologisches Institut und Zoologisches Museum, Universität Hamburg
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Rack (1961)-catalog no. 153
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Australia
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Queensland
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Brisbane

Australia

  • Australian Capital Territory
  • New South Wales
  • Northern Territory
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia

Neighbouring Countries

  • New Zealand

Similar Species


Publications

Levi HW (1996): The genus Taczanowskia of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae (Araneae). Anales del Instituto Biológico de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Serie Zoologia. 67: 183 - 195

Rack G (1961): Die Entomologischen Sammlungen des Zoologischen Staatsinstituts und Zoologischen Museums Hamburg. II. Teil. Chelicerata II: Araneae. Mitteilungen aus dem Hamburgischen Zoologischen Museum und Institut. 59: 1 - 60


Volker Framenau, 30 October 2022