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Supunna albomaculata

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Species:
Supunna albomaculata (Platnick)
(correct name now S. funerea?)
Previous species name:
Supunna albopunctatum (RM)
Family:
Corinnidae
formerly Clubionidae
Body length:
female: 9 mm
male: 7 mm
Habitat:
Resting on any outside surface but mostly in leaf litter
Toxicity:
May cause mild illness in humans
Supunna albomaculata
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Another species?

Supunna albopunctata is easy to identify because of its uniform pattern of pale dots on a dark body surface. It is a vagrant that is most often found in leaf litter.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Supunna picta.


Email Ron Atkinson for more information.    Last updated 22 January 2009.