Alien Butt Spider Bijoaraneus praesignis (L. Koch, 1872)
Fauna Portal species: 6600
Bijoaraneus praesignis male, dorsal (QM S14080)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2008)
Fauna Portal Image No. 2562Diagnosis
Bijoaraneus praesignis is a greenish spider with a dorsally white abdomen when alive, easily identified by its black marking on the back of its abdomen.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2021): Two new genera of Araneidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Acta Arachnologica. 70: 87 - 101