Latrodectus katipo

Latrodectus katipo

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Theridiidae
Subfamilia: Latrodectinae
Genus: Latrodectus
Species: Latrodectus katipo

Name

Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871

Synonymy

• Latrodectus atritus Urquhart, 1890 [syn. Vink et al. (2008: 599)]
• Theridium melanozantha Urquhart, 1887
• Theridium zebrinia Urquhart, 1890

References

Primary references

• Powell, L. 1871. On Latrodectus (katipo), the poisonous spider of New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 3: 56–59. BHL. PDF. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Griffiths, J.W.; Paterson, A.M.; Vink, C.J. 2005: Molecular insights into the biogeography and species status of New Zealand's endemic Latrodectus spider species; L. katipo and L. atritus (Araneae, Theridiidae). Journal of arachnology 33(3): 776–784. DOI: 10.1636/S04-11.1 Reference page. 
• Smith, V.R., Vink, C.J., Ross, J. & Paterson, A.M. 2014. Abundance of Latrodectus katipo Powell, 1871 is affected by vegetation type and season. Journal of Insect Conservation 18: 397–405. DOI: 10.1007/s10841-014-9648-2 . Reference page. 
• Vink, C.J. et al. 2008 (Online) 2009 (Print): Species status and conservation issues of New Zealand´s endemic Latrodectus spider species (Araneae: Theridiidae). Invertebrate systematics 22(6): 589-604. DOI: 10.1071/IS08027 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: katipo spider