Orb-weaving Spider Socca caiguna Framenau & Castanheira, 2021
Fauna Portal species: 11234
Diagnosis
(after Framenau et al. 2022): Females of S. caiguna are most similar to S. australis (see detailed Diagnosis there).One key difference between the two species is the relative length and thickness of the scape; it is shorter and more stout in S. caiguna. Males are unknown.
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(2022): Taxonomy and systematics of the new Australo-Pacific orb-weaving spider genus Socca (Araneae: Araneidae) . New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 49: 263 - 334DOI