Cupboard Spider Steatoda capensis Hann, 1990
Fauna Portal species: 4340
Steatoda capensis female, dorsal (HBI N17739-1)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2021)
Fauna Portal Image No. 1463Diagnosis
(after Hann 1994): Males of S. capensis have an abdomen pattern of four central pale patches in a square and a bifurcate median apophysis; females have a heavily sclerotised, somwhat heart-shaped epigyne, which is often covered by a plug.
Status
- introduced
Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Western Australia
Neighbouring Countries
- New Zealand
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1994): Descriptions of four Steatoda species (Araneae, Theridiidae) found in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 21: 225 - 238