Cupboard Spider Steatoda grossa (C.L. Koch, 1838)

Fauna Portal species: 3444

Order: Araneae (Spiders)

Family: Theridiidae

Diagnosis

(after Hann 1994): Males of S. grossa can be distinguished by a median row of pale, roughly triangular patches; the median apophysis of the male pedipalp forms an inwardly directed hook. The female epigyne has a distinct posterior lip and the spermathecae are clearly visible.

Australia

New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Fauna Portal Records

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Publications

Hann SW (1994): Descriptions of four Steatoda species (Araneae, Theridiidae) found in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 21: 225 - 238

World Spider Catalog

Atlas of Living Australia

Administrator (psbrands GmbH), 18 August 2022

Harry Butler Institute

N19406-1

1 juv.

01 November 2020

Western Australia

Quarantine intercept: Barrow Island, Butler Park, kitchen (freezer door store R)

quarantine hand collect

COI

CATAAAGATATTGGCACATTATATTTAGTTTTTGGGGTTTGGTCCGCTATAGTAGGGACAGCAATAAGAGTCCTAATTCGAGTGGAATTAGGTCAGCCGGGTAGATTACTAGGAGATGATCAATTATATAATGTTATTGTAACAGGGCATGCTTTTATCATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCAATTTTGATTGGGGGGTTTGGGAACTGGTTAGTCCCTTTAATACTGGGGGCTCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCGCGAATAAATAATTTGAGATTCTGATTGTTACCACCTTCCCTACTCCTGTTATTTATCTCTTCTATGGAGGAAATAGGAGTAGGGGCTGGTTGAACTATTTACCCCCCTTTGTCCTCGTTAGAAGGACACAGAGGAAGATCTGTAGATTTTGCAATTTTTTCGTTACATTTGGCCGGGGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGCTATCAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTAAATATACGAATAGTTGGGATAAAAATGGAAAAATTAAGATTGTTTGTGTGATCAGTTTTGATTACAGCTGTGCTCTTATTACTTTCGTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACAATACTATTAACCGATCGGAATTTTAATACTACTTTTTTCGACCCTGCTGGGGGGGGAGATCCTATCTTATTTCAGCATTTATTCTGATTTTTTGGTC

Harry Butler Institute

N17740-1

♂

10.08.17

Western Australia

Harry Riseborough Oval, Mundaring, clubroom

day hand collection

COI

CATAAAGATATTGGCACATTATATTTAGTTTTTGGGGTTTGGTCCGCTATAGTAGGGACAGCAATAAGAGTTTTAATTCGAGTGGAATTAGGTCAACCGGGTAGATTATTAGGAGATGATCAATTATATAATGTGATTGTAACAGGGCATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCAATTTTAATTGGTGGGTTCGGGAACTGGTTAATCCCTTTAATATTGGGGGCTCCAGATATAGCTTTCCCGCGGATAAATAATTTGAGATTTTGATTGTTACCGCCTTCCCTACTCCTATTATTTATCTCTTCTATAGAGGAAATAGGAGTAGGGGCTGGTTGAACTATTTACCCCCCCTTGTCTTCGTTAGAAGGGCACAGAGGGAGATCTGTAGATTTTGCTATTTTTTCGTTACATTTGGCCGGGGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGCCATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTAAATATGCGAATAGTTGGGGTAAAAATGGAAAAATTAAGATTGTTTGTGTGATCAGTTTTGATTACAGCTGTGCTCTTATTACTTTCGTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGATCGCAATTTTAATACTACTTTTTTCGACCCTGCTGGGGGAGGAGATCCTATCTTATTTCAGCATTTATTCTGATTTTTTGGTC

Harry Butler Institute

N15424-1

♀

10 March 2019

Western Australia

90 Falls Road, Parkerville

day hand collection

COI

CATAAAGATATTGGTACATTATATTTAGTTTTTGGGGTTTGGTCCGCTATAGTAGGTACAGCAATAAGAGTCCTAATTCGAGTGGAATTAGGTCAGCCGGGTAGATTATTAGGAGATGACCAATTATATAATGTGATTGTAACAGGACATGCTTTTATTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCGATTTTAATTGGGGGGTTTGGGAACTGGTTAGTCCCTTTAATACTGGGGGCTCCAGATATGGCTTTCCCGCGGATAAATAATTTGAGATTCTGATTGTTACCACCTTCCCTACTCCTATTATTTATCTCTTCTATGGAGGAAATAGGAGTAGGGGCTGGTTGGACTATTTACCCCCCTTTGTCTTCGTTAGAAGGGCACAGAGGGAGATCTGTAGATTTTGCAATTTTTTCGTTACATTTGGCTGGGGCTTCTTCTATTATAGGAGCTATTAATTTTATTTCAACTATTTTAAATATACGAATAGTTGGGATAAAAATGGAAAAATTAAGATTGTTTGTGTGATCAGTTTTGATTACAGCTGTGCTTTTATTACTATCGTTACCTGTTTTAGCAGGGGCTATTACAATACTATTAACCGATCGGAATTTTAATACTACTTTTTTTGACCCTGCTGGGGGGGGGGATCCTATCTTATTTCAGCATTTATTCTGATTTTTTGGTC