Christmas Spider Austracantha minax (Thorell, 1859)

Fauna Portal species: 157

Order: Araneae (Spiders)

Family: Araneidae

Diagnosis

Austracantha minax is the only species of the genus in Australia. Four subspecies are currently listed in addition to the nominal species, but these represent historical artefacts and merely reflect the considerable colour variability of this species, which also include black (melanic) forms.

Australia

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

Fauna Portal Records

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World Spider Catalog

Atlas of Living Australia

Volker Framenau, 30 December 2023

Harry Butler Institute

N30488-5

♀

22 January 2023

South Australia

Coorong, Saltpan near Sandpiper Campground

COI

ttactgcgatgattatattcaacaaatcataaggatattggaactttatacctaattttaggggcatgatctgctatagtagggactgcaataagagtattaattcgaattgagcttggtcaaccaggaagatttattggggatgatcaattgtataatgtagtggtaactgctcatgcttttgtaataattttttttatagttatacctattttaattggggggtttggaaattgattagttcctttaatattaggagctcctgatatagcttttcctcgaataaataatttaagattttgattattacctccttcattatttcttttagtaatttcatcaatagttgagataggggtgggagcaggatgaactgtttatcctcctttagctggtttggaagggcatgccgggagatctgttgattttgctattttttctcttcatttagcgggagcttcttcaattataggggctattaattttatttctactattattaatatacgatcttacgggataagaatagaaaaggttcctttatttgtttggtctgttttaattactgctgttttacttttattatcattacctgtattagcaggggctattactatattattaactgatcgaaattttaatacctctttctttgacccttcgggcggaggggatcccattttatttcaacatttattttgattttttggtcatccagaagtctatattttgattttgcctggatttggtatagtatctcatattattagggcttctgttggtaagcgggagccttttggaaatttaggaataatttatgctatagtaggaattgggggaatgggatttgtagtttgagctcatcatatattttctgtagggatagatgttgatactcgagcttattttactgcagcaactatgattattgctgtaccaactgggattaaggtatttagatgaatggcaactttacatggctcttattttaagtttgatacatctttgatatgatgtattgggtttatttttttatttactttagggggaattacaggggtagttttatctaattcttcattagatattattttacatgatacttattatgttgttgctcattttcattatgtattaagaataggagcggtttttgcaattttagctggtgtaacttattgatttccgttatttttcggagttttgatgaatggaaagaaaactaaattacaattttatgtgatatttattggggtaaatataactttttttcctcagcattttttagggttaaatgggataccccgtcgatattctgattaccctgatgcttatatagtttgaaatatagtatcttctatagggtcatttttatcattggtaggagttcttttttttattatactgatttgagaggggctagtatttaaaatgtctgatcatagaatttattatgtaaggtcatcaatagaatgaatttgtaatgtccctcctatagatcatactttt

Harry Butler Institute

N16345-1

1 juv.

25 October 2019

Western Australia

545 Hedges Road, Hovea

day hand collection

COI

CTGCGATGATTATATTCAACAAATCATAAGGATATTGGAACTTTATATTTAATTTTAGGGGCATGATCTGCTATAGTAGGAACTGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGAATTGAGCTTGGTCAACCAGGAAGA---TTTATTGGGGATGATCAATTGTATAATGTAGTGGTAACTGCTCATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTTTAATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTCCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTGTTACCTCCTTCATTATTTCTTTTAGTAATTTCATCAATAGTTGAGATGGGGGTGGGAGCAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTAGCTGGTTTGGAGGGGCATGCCGGGAGATCTGTTGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCGGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGATCTTATGGAATAAGAATAGAAAAGGTTCCTTTATTTGTTTGGTCTGTTTTAATTACTGCTGTTTTACTTTTATTATCGTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACCTCTTTCTTTGACCCTTCGGGTGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCATCCCGAAGTTTATATTTTGATTTTGCCTGGATTTGGAATGGTATCCCATATTATTAGAGCTTCTGTTGGTAAGCGGGAGCCTTTTGGAAATTTAGGAATAATTTATGCTATAGTAGGAATTGGGGGAATAGGATTTGTAGTTTGAGCTCATCATATATTTTCTGTAGGAATAGATGTTGATACTCGAGCTTATTTTACTGCGGCAACTATGATTATTGCTGTACCAACTGGAATTAAGGTATTTAGATGAATGGCAACTTTACATGGCTCTTATTTTAAATTT------GATACATCTTTGATATGGTGTATTGGATTTATTTTTTTATTTACTTTAGGGGGGATTACAGGGGTAGTTTTATCCAATTCTTCATTAGACATTATTTTACATGATACTTATTATGTTGTTGCTCATTTTCATTATGTATTAAGAATAGGAGCGGTTTTTGCAATTTTAGCTGGTGTAACTTATTGATTCCCACTATTTTTCGGAGTTTTAATAAATGGAAAGAAAACTAAATTACAATTTTATGTAATATTTATTGGGGTAAATATAACTTTTTTTCCTCAACATTTTTTAGGGTTAAATGGAATACCTCGTCGATATTCTGATTATCCTGATGCTTATATAGTTTGAAATATAGTTTCTTCTATAGGGTCATTTTTATCATTGGTAGGAGTTCTTTTTTTCATTATACTGATTTGAGAGGGACTAGTATTTAAAATGTCTGATCATAGAATTTATTATGTTAGGTCATCAATAGAATGAATTTGT---AATGTTCCTCCTATAGATCATACT------------------------------------------------TTTTGTCAGTTAAATGTTTTA---ACTAAGTAA---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Zoological Museum Copenhagen

ARANS0000125

unknown

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra, Black Mountain

COI

MK420081.1

AACTTTATACCTAATTTTAGGGGCATGATCTGCTATAGTAGGGACTGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGAATTGAGCTTGGTCAACCAGGAAGATTTATTGGGGATGATCAATTGTATAATGTAGTGGTAACTGCTCATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTTTAATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTATTTCTTTTAGTAATTTCATCAATAGTTGAGATAGGGGTGGGAGCAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTAGCTGGTTTGGAAGGGCATGCCGGAAGATCTGTTGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCGGGAGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGATCTTACGGAATAAGAATAGAAAAGGTTCCTTTATTGTTTGGTCTGTTTTAATTACTGCTGTTTTACTTTTATTATCATTACCTGTATTAGCAGGGGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACCTCTTTCTTTGACCCTTCGGGCGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTNNNNNNNNNNNTCATCCAGAAGTTTATATTTTGATTTTGCCTGGATTTGGTATAGTATCTCATATTATTAGGGCTTCTGTTGGTAAGCGGGAGCCTTTTGGAAATTTAGGAATAATTTATGCTATAGTAGGAATTGGGGGAATAGGATTTGTAGTTTGAGCTCATCATATATTTTCTGTAGGGATAGATGTTGATACTCGAGCTTATTTTACTGCAGCAACTATGATTATTGCTGTACCAACTGGGATTAAGGTATTTAGATGAATGGCAACTTTACATGGCTCTTATTTTAAGTTTGATACATCTTTGATATGATGTATTGGGTTTATTTTTTTATTTACTTTAGGGGGAATTACAGGGGTAGTTTTATCTAATTCTTCATTAGATATTATTTTACATGATACTTATTACGTTGTTGCTCATTTTCATTATGTATTAAGAATAGGAGCGGTTTTTGCAATTTTAGCTGGTGTAACTTATTGATTTCCGTTATTTTTCGGAGTTTTGATGAATGGAAAGAAAACTAAATTACAATTTTATGTAATATTTATTGGGGTAAATATAACTTTTTTTCCTCAGCATTTTTTAGGGTTAAATGGGATA

Harry Butler Institute

N16481-15

♀

23 November 2009

Western Australia

Barrow Island, Old Airport

night hand collection

COI

CTGCGATGATTATATTCAACAAATCATAAGGATATTGGAACTTTATATTTAATTTTGGGGGCATGATCTGCTATAGTAGGAACTGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGAATTGAGCTTGGTCAACCAGGAAGA---TTTATTGGGGATGATCAATTGTATAATGTAGTGGTAACTGCTCATGCTTTTGTAATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTATTTTAATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAATTGATTAGTCCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATAGCTTTTCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGATTGTTACCTCCTTCATTATTTCTTTTAGTAATTTCATCAATAGTTGAGATGGGGGTGGGAGCAGGATGAACTGTTTATCCTCCTTTAGCTGGTTTGGAAGGGCATGCCGGGAGATCTGTTGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCTCTTCATTTAGCGGGGGCTTCTTCAATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTATTAATATACGATCTTATGGAATAAGAATAGAAAAGGTTCCTTTATTTGTTTGGTCTGTCTTAATTACTGCTGTTTTACTTTTATTATCGTTACCTGTATTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACCTCTTTCTTTGACCCTTCGGGTGGAGGGGATCCTATTTTATTTCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCACCCCGAAGTTTATATTTTGATTTTGCCTGGATTTGGAATAGTATCCCATATTATTAGTGCTTCTGTTGGTAAGCGGGAGCCTTTTGGAAATTTAGGGATAATTTATGCTATAGTAGGAATTGGGGGAATAGGATTTGTAGTTTGAGCTCATCATATATTTTCTGTAGGAATAGATGTTGATACTCGAGCTTATTTTACTGCAGCAACTATGATTATTGCTGTACCAACTGGAATTAAGGTATTTAGATGAATGGCAACTTTACATGGCTCTTATTTTAAATTT------GATACATCTTTGATATGGTGTATTGGATTTATTTTTTTATTTACTTTAGGGGGGATTACAGGGGTAGTTTTATCCAATTCTTCATTAGACATTATTTTACATGATACTTATTATGTTGTTGCTCATTTTCATTATGTATTAAGAATAGGAGCGGTTTTTGCAATTTTAGCTGGTGTAACTTATTGATTCCCATTATTTTTCGGAGTTTTAATAAATGGAAAGAAAACTAAATTACAATTTTATGTGATATTTATTGGGGTAAATATAACTTTTTTTCCTCAGCATTTTTTAGGGTTAAATGGAATACCTCGTCGATATTCTGATTATCCTGATGCTTATATAGTTTGAAATATAGTTTCTTCTATAGGGTCATTTTTATCATTGGTAGGAGTTCTTTTTTTCATTATACTGATTTGAGAGGGACTAGTATTTAAAATGTCTGATCATAGAATTTATTATGTTAGGTCATCAATAGAATGAATTTGT---AATGTTCCTCCTATAGATCATACT------------------------------------------------TTTTGTCAGTTAAATGTTTTA---ACTAAGTAA---------------------------------------------------------------------------