Eight-spotted Steatoda Steatoda octonotata (Simon, 1908)
Fauna Portal species: 9316
Steatoda octonotata female, dorsal (ZMB 29320; Day Dawn, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 6441Diagnosis
The epigyne of Steatoda octonotata with its broadly U-shaped anterior edge is unique in the Australian species on the Fauna Portal. The male of this species is unknown.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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