Salsa fuliginata

Fact Box Species: Salsa fuliginata (formerly known as Cyclosa fuliginata) Family: Araneidae formerly Argiopidae Body length: female: 11 mm male: 7 mm Habitat: In a small orb web that varies in appearance and is limited for male specimens Toxicity: This species is is not known to cause illness in humans

The female

This spider was previously listed as Cyclosa fuliginata but its generic name was changed Salsa by V.W. Framenau and P. de Castanheira in the following paper, published in May 2022: Zookeys 1102 pages 107-149.

Known Range: This spider, which may be a complex of species and identical with Araneus brisbanae and Araneus hamiltoni, can be found from Gladstone down to Victoria and also is in Tasmania, Adelaide and South-western WA.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Several other araneids, at least some of which are referred to as Araneus species.