Sooty Orbweaver

Salsa fuliginata

Salsa fuliginata is a spider in the family Araneidae. 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 Southwestern WA.
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Naming

Formerly known as Cyclosa fuliginata

References:

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http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2379
http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/724.htm
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusSalsa
SpeciesSalsa fuliginata
Photographed in
Australia