Tassie Steatoda Steatoda livens (Simon, 1894)
Fauna Portal species: 9313
Steatoda livens male, dorsal (HBI N30475-13; Weldborough Pass Rainforest Walk, Tasmania)
Image: V.W. Framenau (2023)
Fauna Portal Image No. 5774Diagnosis
The body colouration, including the red cephalothorax and the black abdomen with two plus three spots is characteristic. The male pedipalp and female epigyne morphology suggests that this is not a true Steatoda.
The illustrated male and female were identified based on Hickman (1967).
Status
- native
Linnean Holotype
Australia
- Tasmania
Fauna Portal Records
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Publications
(1967): Some common spiders of Tasmania. Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 112