Steatoda tortoisea
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| Steatoda tortoisea | |
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| female from Thailand | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Steatoda |
| Species: | S. tortoisea |
| Binomial name | |
| Steatoda tortoisea Yin, Griswold, Bao & Xu, 2003 | |
Steatoda tortoisea is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae. It is endemic to China, where it has been recorded from Yunnan Province.[1] Only the female has been described; the male remains unknown.[2]
The species was first described in 2003 by Yin, Griswold, Bao and Xu based on female specimens collected from the Nujiang region of Yunnan Province.[2] The specific name "tortoisea" is derived from the tortoise shell-like pattern found on the spider's abdominal dorsum.[2]