Australian Golden Orb-weaver Trichonephila edulis (Labillardière, 1799)
Fauna Portal species: 240
Trichonephila edulis male, dorsal (HBI N29526-1; Barrow Island, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2022)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3174Diagnosis
(after Harey & Austin 2007): Females of N. edulis differ from all other Australasian species by the following combination of characters: sternum without tubercles or with very small tubercles, and carapace approximately same length as or longer than tibia IV. Males can be recognised by the lack of a subdistal triangular protuberance on the conductor and a slightly curved conductor.
Status
- native
Linnean Type
Type(s) of Aranea edulis. New Caledonia (not found in MNHN, lost (Harvey & Austin, 2007))
Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- Christmas and Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- New Caledonia
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
Fauna Portal Records
The map shows all records that have been verified as part of the Fauna Portal project and may not represent the true distribution of a species. Specifically, for described species, check the link to the Atlas of Living Australia on this page for potential wider distributions. Fauna Portal Reference specimens and Linnean types are shown in red. If you identified a specimen that exceeds the distribution of an undescribed species as illustrated here, please contact the Fauna Portal team who can assist with the lodgement of the specimen in a public institution and display on the map.
Publications
(2007): The systematics and biology of the spider genus Nephila (Araneae: Nephilidae) in the Australasian region. Invertebrate Systematics. 2: 407 - 451