Valencia Creek Steatoda
Steatoda
FP-14760
Discoverer: V.W. Framenau
Fauna Portal species: 14760
Steatoda FP-14760 male, dorsal (HBI N28654-1; Avon River near Valencia Creek, Victoria)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2026)
Fauna Portal Image No. 13861Diagnosis
Steatoda FP-14760 is in many aspects similar to S. truncata from New Zealand as illustrated in Hann (1994), with the exception of the abdominal pattern. They may turn out to be the same species pending a review of New Zealand material.
Status
- native
Fauna Portal Reference
Australia
- Victoria
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