Katherine Cross Spider Argiope katherina Levi, 1983
Fauna Portal species: 6626
Argiope katherina female, dorsal (QM S904; Katherine Gorge, Northern Territory)
Image: Levi (1983; fig. 214)
Fauna Portal Image No. 3992Diagnosis
(after Levi 1983): Argiope katherina is similar to A. minuta from Japan and A. dietrichae. The female differs by the very distinct abdominal pattern and the wider septum in the epigynum. The male has a much heavier embolus and the median apophysis a shorter inside prong.
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
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Publications
(1983): The orb-weaver genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the western Pacific region (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiopinae).. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 150: 247 - 338