| 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 |
| 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. It was first described by Levi in 1983, and it was named for Amalie Dietrich who collected specimens for the Godeffroy Museum in Hamburg.
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 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.
References
- "Argiope dietrichae". Atlas of Living Australia. CSIRO. 2020. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - "Argiope dietrichae". Arachne.org. Robert Whyte. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
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| Argiope dietrichae | |