Steatoda regia

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: Steatoda
Species: Steatoda lepida
Synonym: Steatoda regia

Name

• Steatoda regia (Marples, 1956)
  • Authority for current placement: Hann, 1994: 230 ('NEW SYNONYMY')
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Original combination: Lithyphantes regius
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: unique
    • Description: [adult] female
    • Repository: AMNZ 5058
  • Type locality: 'Great Island'

References

Primary references

• Marples, B.J. 1956: Spiders from the Three Kings Islands. Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 4: 329–342.

Additional references

• Hann, S.W. 1994: Descriptions of four Steatoda species (Araneae, Theridiidae) found in New Zealand. New Zealand journal of zoology, 21(2): 225–238. DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1994.9517989