Native Cupboard Spider
Steatoda
FP-14740
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal species: 14740
Steatoda FP-14740 male, dorsal (WAM T171570; Barlee Range Nature Reserve, Western Australia)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 13823Diagnosis
The male of Steatoda FP-14740 is probably most similar to Steatoda FP-11823 based on the apical tegular lobe of the male pedipalp. However, this is peg-like in this species, and broadly rectangular in Steatoda FP-11823.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Western Australia
Fauna Portal Records
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