Decorated Orb-weaver Acroaspis decorosa (Urquhart, 1894)
Fauna Portal species: 11210
Acroaspis decorosa female, dorsal (Canterbury Museum, holotype)
Image: C.J. Vink (2021)
Fauna Portal Image No. 1789Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Neighbouring Countries
- New Zealand
Distribution
Acroaspis decorosa has been described from New Zealand, but it is the only species of that genus in that country. Acroaspis is very diverse in Australia and it is likely that A. decorosa is an Australian species. Keep an eye out for it!
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1988): The spiders of New Zealand: Part VI. Family Araneidae. Otago Museum Bulletin. 6: 68 - 24