Argiope dietrichae

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
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
Binomial name
Argiope dietrichae
Levi, 1983

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

  1. "Argiope dietrichae". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  2. 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.
  3. Whyte, Robert; Anderson, Greg (2017). A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia. Clayton South Vic. 3169: CSIRO publishing. p. 80. ISBN 9780643107076.CS1 maint: location (link)
  4. "Argiope dietrichae". Arachne.org. Robert Whyte. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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