Black House Spider Badumna insignis (L. Koch, 1872)
Fauna Portal species: 3450
Badumna insignis female, dorsal (HBI N7141-1; ex Perth, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2024)
Fauna Portal Image No. 7440Diagnosis
Badumna insignis is similar to B. longinqua; males differ by the less S-shaped embolus and conductor and females by the lack of anterior hoods in the epigyne (present in B. longinqua).
Status
- native
Linnean Type
Holotype female from 'Neuholland' (New Holland), damaged specimen from the "Thorell collection, Upsala" (L. Koch, 1872) (possibly in Natural History Museum, Stockholm).
Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- New Zealand
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2010): Spiders of New Zealand. Annotated key and species list. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand. 1 - 118