i totally agree. Genus Steadota seems to b sum wut confusing. in the US there is Steatoda Grossa, Steatoda triangulosa & Steatoda Bipunctata. In my opinion pics of Grossa & Bipunctata seem to overlap. Ive seen sum that look very similar to unmarked black widow on the back, being a dark purple brown, sum that have a dark back with a lighter circle around it and sum that look like they have a face on the back. (which I see in this pic) I find that same confusion in black widows as I have b. w. with markings that could… Read more »
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I’m in the states but it looks like the False Black Widow (Steatoda grossa).
Or also possibly a Noble False Widow, S. nobilis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_nobilis?wprov=sfti1
Probably in the Steatoda genus anyway… difficult to get the species exact
i totally agree. Genus Steadota seems to b sum wut confusing. in the US there is Steatoda Grossa, Steatoda triangulosa & Steatoda Bipunctata. In my opinion pics of Grossa & Bipunctata seem to overlap. Ive seen sum that look very similar to unmarked black widow on the back, being a dark purple brown, sum that have a dark back with a lighter circle around it and sum that look like they have a face on the back. (which I see in this pic) I find that same confusion in black widows as I have b. w. with markings that could… Read more »