Steatoda capensis
(False Katipo Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Steatoda capensis, commonly known as False Katipo Spider, belongs to the genus Steatoda, in the family Theridiidae. Steatoda capensis spiders have been sighted 5 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Steatoda capensis includes 3 countries and 0 states in the United States. Steatoda capensis is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of March.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Steatoda
Species: Steatoda capensis

Other Common Names

False Katipo spider, Black Cobweb Spider, False Widow Spider.

Author

Hann, 1990

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Sightings Overview

There have been 5 confirmed sightings of Steatoda capensis (False Katipo Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on December 17, 2019 by Spider ID member starthurs. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 5 sightings because of certain Steatoda capensis sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 0% of the time, Steatoda capensis spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 5)
Sex: 0 female and 3 male.
Environment: Steatoda capensis has been sighted 3 times outdoors, and 2 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (2). Under rock or debris (1).