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Gasteracantha sturi

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Gasteracantha sturi
Upper side
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Gasteracantha
Species:
G. sturi
Binomial name
Gasteracantha sturi
(Doleschall, 1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Plectana sturii Doleschall, 1857
  • Plectana centrum Doleschall, 1857
  • Gasteracantha nigristernis Simon, 1899

Gasteracantha sturi, commonly known as the blunt-spined kite spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is found in Southeast Asia, from Laos to the Moluccas.

The abdomen is much broader than long and bright yellow with two black cross lines. The lateral corners have thick, blunt spikes with two shorter, sharper spikes both on the front and rear margins. All the spikes are black.

References

  1. ^ "Taxon details Gasteracantha sturi Doleschall, 1857", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-28
  • Preston-Mafham, Ken (1998). Spiders: Compact Study Guide and Identifier. Angus Books. ISBN 978-1-904594-93-2.