SpiderMAP: |
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81 |
Province: |
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Northern Cape |
Country: |
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South Africa |
Locus: |
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2822CB |
Observer: |
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Jessnitz V |
Date of record: |
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2011-12-26 |
Number of photos: |
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1 |
Notes: |
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Last updated: |
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2020-12-03 13:24:54 |
Sp. code: |
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720950 |
Species name: |
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Latrodectus geometricus |
Common name: |
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Common brown button spiders |
Family: |
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Theridiidae |
Record status: |
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ACCEPTED |
Collector's species id: |
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Institution: |
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ADU-UCT |
Record URL: |
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https://vmus.adu.org.za/?vm=SpiderMAP-81 |
Links: |
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• Locus: Summary | Records • Species: Records | Distribution map |
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Comments by the Expert Panel on this record:
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Comment number: |
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1 |
By: |
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Astri Leroy |
Comment: |
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Brown button spider. Although it could also be Latrodectus rhodesiensis the Zimbabwe brown button spider. Both species occur in N Cape and are impossible to tell apart in the field unless you can see the egg sacs. |
Date: |
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2015-02-17 11:51:56 |
Species name: |
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Latrodectus geometricus -- Common brown button spiders |
Species code: |
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720950 |
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