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Native Cupboard Spider Steatoda FP-342 (BWI sp. 1)
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2021)

Fauna Portal species: 342
Family: Theridiidae



Diagnosis

Steatoda FP-342 have a white spot on the venter of the abdomen. Males differ from other species with that feature, i.e. Steatoda FP-6181, by details of the genitalia. The embolus in the male pedipalp is the thickest of all species. The female epigyne is wrinkled, with a central protrusion.

Fauna Portal Reference

1 ♂
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Harry Butler Institute
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N15309-2
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15.03.06
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Australia
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Western Australia
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Barrow Island, Curtin CC2 (2006)
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pitfall trap

Australia

  • Western Australia

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Volker Framenau, 04 August 2022