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    Widow or Redback Spiders

    Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805

    Type species: Aranea tredecimguttata Rossi, 1790

    Fauna Portal Genus Number: 610

    Species in Latrodectus can easily be distinguished by the red hourglass marking on the venter of the abdomen, which is present in both females and the much smaller and more colourful males.

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    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9146
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9148
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9147
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 994
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9152
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9153
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9149
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9150
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9151
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9155
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9156
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9157
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 9154
     
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    Fauna Portal Image No. 995
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8922
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8920
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8921
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8917
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8915
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8916
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8919
     
    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    Fauna Portal Image No. 8918
     

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    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N15810-1
    |
    1 juv.
    |
    17.06.19
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    Barrow Island
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    CATAAAGATATTGGTACATTGTATTTGATTTTTGGGGCTTGGGCAGCTATAGTTGGGACAGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTACTGAGTTAGGACAACCTGGTAGATTGTTAGGTGACGACCAGTTATATAATGTAATTGTAACAGGGCATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCTATTTTGATTGGAGGGTTTGGGAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTGATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCTTCATCATTGATTTTATTGTTTATTTCTTCTTTAGAGGAAGTAGGGGTTGGGGCAGGATGAACAATCTACCCGCCTTTGTCAAGATTAGAGGGTCATAGAGGGAGATCTGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCCTTGCATTTGGCAGGTGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTAAACATACGTTTAGTAGGGGTTTCGATAGAAAAGGTAAGATTATTTGTCTGGTCAGTGTTGATCACTGCGGTATTATTATTGTTATCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGCCATTACTATACTACTAACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTTCATTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGTGGGGGGGACCCCATTTTATTTCAACATTTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N16481-7
    |
    ♀
    |
    23 November 2009
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    Barrow Island, Old Airport
    |
    night hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    CGATGGTTATATTCTACTAATCATAAAGATATTGGTACATTGTATTTGATTTTTGGGGCTTGGGCAGCTATAGTTGGGACAGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTACTGAGTTAGGACAACCTGGTAGATTGTTAGGTGACGACCAGTTATATAATGTAATTGTAACAGGGCATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCTATTTTGATTGGAGGGTTTGGGAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTGATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCTTCATCATTGATTTTATTGTTTATTTCTTCTTTAGAGGAAGTAGGGGTTGGGGCAGGATGAACAATCTACCCGCCTTTGTCAAGATTAGAGGGTCATAGAGGGAGATCTGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCCTTGCATTTGGCAGGTGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTAAACATACGTTTAGTAGGGGTTTCGATAGAAAAGGTAAGATTATTTGTCTGGTCAGTGTTGATCACTGCGGTATTATTATTGTTATCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGCCATTACTATACTACTAACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTTCATTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGTGGGGGGGACCCCATTTTATTTCAACATTTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGGCACCCTGAGGTTTATATTTTAATTTTGCCTGGATTTGGGATTGTATCTCATGTTATTAGAGCTTCTGTAGGGAAGCGGGAGCCTTTTGGTAGTTTAGGAATAATTTATGCTATAGTAGGAATTGGAGGGATAGGTTTTGTTGTGTGAGCGCATCATATATTTTCAGTTGGAATGGATGTGGATACCCGGGCATATTTTACTGCTGCTACTATAATTATTGCAGTGCCGACAGGTATTAAGGTCTTTAGATGGATAGCTACTTTGCATGGTTCTTATTTTAAATTAGATACATCTTTATTATGGTGTGTAGGTTTTGTGTTTTTGTTTACTTTAGGAGGAATTACAGGGGTAGTGCTTTCAAATTCTTCTTTAGATATTGTTTTACATGATACTTATTATGTTGTAGCCCATTTTCATTATGTCTTGAGAATGGGGGCTGTTTTTGCTATTTTGGCTGGTGCTACTTATTGATTTTCTTTATTTTTTGGATTGAAGATGAGAATGAAGAAAAGAAAGCTTCAGTTTTATATTATATTTTTGGGTGTGAATATAACTTTTTTTCCTCAACACTTTTTAGGGTTAAATGGGATACCTCGACGATACTCAGATTATCCGGATGCATTTTCTTTTTGAAATATAATTTCTTCTTTAGGTTCTTTACTTTCTTTATTTGGTGTTTTAATATTTATTTTGATTTTATGGGAAGGTATAGTAATAAAGAGAGGAAGTTTAAGTACTTATTATTCTAGATCGTCTTTAGAGTGAATAAATAATGTTCCTCCTATAGATCATACTTTCAATCATTTGAATTTGTTAGTGAAGTAA

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N15944-11
    |
    1 juv.
    |
    11.08.19
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    Barrow Island, Coast (anywhere)
    |
    night hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    TAAAGATATTGGTACATTGTATTTGATTTTTGGGGCTTGGGCAGCTATAGTTGGGACAGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTACTGAGTTAGGACAACCTGGTAGATTGTTAGGTGACGACCAGTTATATAATGTAATTGTAACAGGGCATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCTATTTTGATTGGAGGGTTTGGGAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTGATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCTTCATCATTGATTTTATTGTTTATTTCTTCTTTAGAGGAAGTAGGGGTTGGGGCAGGATGAACAATCTACCCACCTTTGTCAAGATTAGAGGGTCATAGAGGGAGATCTGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCCTTGCATTTGGCAGGTGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTAAACATACGTTTAGTAGGGGTTTCGATAGAAAAGGTAAGATTATTTGTCTGGTCAGTGTTGATCACTGCGGTATTATTATTGTTATCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGCCATTACTATACTACTAACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTTCATTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGGGGGGGGGACCCCATTTTATTTCAACATTTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N16399-1
    |
    1 juv.
    |
    16 October 2019
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    Barrow Island, Gas Treatment Plant/QCC
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    CGATGGTTATATTCTACTAATCATAAAGATATTGGTACATTGTATTTGATTTTTGGGGCTTGGGCAGCTATAGTTGGGACAGCAATAAGAGTATTAATTCGTACTGAGTTAGGACAACCTGGTAGATTGTTAGGTGACGACCAGTTATATAATGTAATTGTAACAGGGCATGCTTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATGCCTATTTTGATTGGAGGGTTTGGGAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTGATATTAGGAGCTCCTGATATGGCTTTCCCTCGAATAAATAATTTAAGATTTTGACTTTTACCTTCATCATTGATTTTATTGTTTATTTCTTCTTTAGAGGAAGTAGGGGTTGGGGCAGGATGAACAATCTACCCGCCTTTGTCAAGATTAGAGGGTCATAGAGGGAGATCTGTGGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCCTTGCATTTGGCAGGTGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGGGCTATTAATTTTATTTCTACTATTTTAAACATACGTTTAGTAGGGGTTTCGATAGAAAAGGTAAGATTATTTGTCTGGTCAGTGTTGATCACTGCGGTATTATTATTGTTATCATTACCTGTTTTAGCTGGTGCCATTACTATACTACTAACTGATCGTAATTTTAATACTTCATTTTTTGATCCTGCTGGTGGGGGGGACCCCATTTTATTTCAACATTTGTTTTGATTTTTTGGGCACCCTGAGGTTTATATTTTAATTTTGCCTGGATTTGGGATTGTATCTCATGTTATTAGAGCTTCTGTAGGGAAGCGGGAGCCTTTTGGTAGTTTAGGAATAATTTATGCTATAGTAGGAATTGGAGGGATAGGTTTTGTTGTGTGAGCGCATCATATATTTTCAGTTGGAATGGATGTGGATACCCGGGCATATTTTACTGCTGCTACTATAATTATTGCAGTGCCGACAGGTATTAAGGTCTTTAGATGGATAGCTACTTTGCATGGTTCTTATTTTAAATTAGATACATCTTTATTATGGTGTGTAGGTTTTGTGTTTTTGTTTACTTTAGGAGGAATTACAGGGGTAGTGCTTTCAAATTCTTCTTTAGATATTGTTTTACATGATACTTATTATGTTGTAGCCCATTTTCATTATGTCTTGAGAATGGGGGCTGTTTTTGCTATTTTGGCTGGTGCTACTTATTGATTTTCTTTATTTTTTGGATTGAAGATGAGAATGAAGAAAAGAAAGCTTCAGTTTTATATTATATTTTTGGGTGTGAATATAACTTTTTTTCCTCAACACTTTTTAGGGTTAAATGGGATACCTCGACGATACTCAGATTATCCGGATGCATTTTCTTTTTGAAATATAATTTCTTCTTTAGGTTCTTTACTTTCTTTATTTGGTGTTTTAATATTTATTTTGATTTTATGGGAAGGTATAGTAATAAAGAGAGGAAGTTTAAGTACTTATTATTCTAGATCGTCTTTAGAGTGAATAAATAATGTTCCTCCTATAGATCATACTTTCAATCATTTGAATTTGTTAGTGAAGTAA

    Latrodectus geometricus
    C.L. Koch, 1841
    (82 records)
    Latrodectus hasseltii
    Thorell, 1870
    (42 records)
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