Argiope dietrichae
Argiope dietrichae | |
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Female in Western Australia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Araneidae |
Genus: | Argiope |
Species: | A. dietrichae
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Binomial name | |
Argiope dietrichae Levi, 1983
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Argiope dietrichae is a rare species of orb-web spider found in the northern parts of Western Australia and the Northern Territory.[1] It was first described by Levi in 1983, and it was named for Amalie Dietrich who collected specimens for the Godeffroy Museum in Hamburg.[2][3]
Description[]
Argiope dietrichae rest on their web head down with legs arranged in four sets of two. They have a brown carapace streaked with light colored down. The abdomen has a tessellated pattern similar to Argiope katherina but differs ventrally by a narrower rim and septum of the epigyne. The sternum has a median posterior white mark. The legs are light brown with darker spots and bands. Females are larger than males, with adult females up to 13 mm and males 6 mm.[4][2]
References[]
- ^ "Argiope dietrichae". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ a b Levi H. W. (1983). "The Orb-Weaver Genera Argiope, Gea, and Neogea from the Western Pacific Region (Araneae: Araneidae, Argiopinae)" (PDF). MUSEUM OF COMPARATIVE ZOOLOGY. Harvard University. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780643107076.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Argiope dietrichae". Arachne.org. Robert Whyte. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
Categories:
- Spiders of Australia
- Spiders described in 1983
- Argiope (spider)