Atlas of African Baboon Spiders

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SpiderMAP:   307
Province:   Western Cape
Country:   South Africa
Locus:   3418AB
Observer:   Hodgson Andrew & Heather
Date of record:   2010-12-16
Number of photos:   2
Notes:   This spider is the suspected culprit for a rather nasty bite.
Last updated:   2020-12-03 13:24:54
Sp. code:   720680
Species name:   Steatoda sp.
Common name:   comb-footed or cobweb spiders
Family:   Theridiidae
Record status:   ACCEPTED
Collector's species id:   Family Theridiidae Steatoda sp. ; False Button Spider
Institution:   ADU-UCT
Record URL:   https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-307
Links:   • Locus: Summary | Records       • Species: Records | Distribution map
VM-number: 307 - photo: 1
VM-number: 307 - photo: 2

Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:

Comment number:   1
By:   Astri Leroy
Comment:   I am not at all sure of our identification of this spider.
Date:   2015-12-16 16:37:54
Species name:   Steatoda sp. -- comb-footed or cobweb spiders
Species code:   720680

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