Bird-dung Orb-weaver, Orchard Spider Celaenia excavata (L. Koch, 1867)
Fauna Portal species: 4286
Celaenia excavata female, dorsal (Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2010)
Fauna Portal Image No. 2789Diagnosis
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
Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- New Zealand
Similar Species
Publications
(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
(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