Two-spotted Orb-weaver Abba transversa (Rainbow, 1912)
Fauna Portal species: 6619
Abba transversa male, dorsal (QM S88101; Gold Creek Reservoir, Brookfield, Queensland)
Image: Castanheira & Framenau (2023; fig. 1A)
Fauna Portal Image No. 4956Diagnosis
Abba transversa is the only species in the genus Abba (see genus diagnosis), and is a very distinctive Australian orb-weaving spider.
Status
- native
Linnean Lectotype(s)
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
Fauna Portal Records
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