Argiope dietrichae | |
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Female in Western Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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]
Argiope dietrichae rest on their web head down with legs arranged in four sets of two. They have a brown carapace streaked with light coloured 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]
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Argiope dietrichae | |
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Female in Western Australia | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
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
|
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]
Argiope dietrichae rest on their web head down with legs arranged in four sets of two. They have a brown carapace streaked with light coloured 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]
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