Redback spider

Tags: Arachnid.

The redback spider (Latrodectus hasseltii) is a species of venomous spider indigenous to Australia. It is a member of the cosmopolitan genus Latrodectus the widow spiders. The adult female is easily recognised by her spherical black body with a prominent red stripe on the upper side of her abdomen and an hourglass-shaped red/orange streak on the underside.

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binomial authority

Tamerlan Thorell

class

Arachnid

family

Theridiidae

genus

Latrodectus

kingdom

Animal

order

Spider

phylum

Arthropod

synonym

*Latrodectus ancorifer, *Latrodectus cinctus, *Latrodectus hasselti ancorifer, *Latrodectus hasselti aruensis, *Latrodectus hasselti indicus, *Latrodectus indicus, *Latrodectus mactans hasselti, *Latrodectus scelio, *Latrodectus scelio indicus