Gasteracantha fornicata (northern jewelled spider)

Gasteracantha fornicata (northern jewelled spider)

Description Gasteracantha fornicata (=G. vittata) - Queensland Australia
Date 7/8/06
Author Amos T Fairchild
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gasteracantha_fornicata_2.jpg

Gasteracantha fornicata (northern jewelled spider) is a species of spiny orb-weaver (family Araneidae) found in Queensland Australia. It is similar in shape to Austracantha minax which was originally described as Gasteracantha minax. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, the first Australian species of spider to be named and classified. Order: Araneae, Infraorder: Araneomorphae, Family: Araneidae, Genus: Gasteracantha, Species: Gasteracantha fornicata Fabricius, 1775.
Synonyms:
Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775
Gasteracantha vittata L. Koch, 1871
Gasteracantha bradleyi Thorell, 1881


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Description		Gasteracantha fornicata (northern jewelled spider) Description Gasteracantha fornicata (=G. vittata) - Queensland Australia Date 7/8/06 Author Amos T Fairchild Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gasteracantha_fornicata_2.jpg Gasteracantha fornicata (northern jewelled spider) is a species of spiny orb-weaver (family Araneidae) found in Queensland Australia. It is similar in shape to Austracantha minax which was originally described as Gasteracantha minax. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, the first Australian species of spider to be named and classified. Order: Araneae, Infraorder: Araneomorphae, Family: Araneidae, Genus: Gasteracantha, Species: Gasteracantha fornicata Fabricius, 1775. Synonyms: Aranea fornicata Fabricius, 1775 Gasteracantha vittata L. Koch, 1871 Gasteracantha bradleyi Thorell, 1881

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