Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Austracantha minax

  • Author and date of publication

    (Thorell, 1859)

  • Preferred Common name

    Spiny Spider

  • Other Common Names

    Jewel Spider

  • Date Identified

    2011

  • Identified By

    Dr Mark S. Harvey - Western Australian Museum

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    female

  • Specimen Nature

    Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%; Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Expedition Name

    Bush Blitz 2011 Lake Condah

  • Collected By

    Dr Mark D Norman - Museums Victoria, Ms Marina Cheng - University of New South Wales (UNSW), Dr Josh Hale - Museum Victoria, Dr Katie Date - Museums Victoria, Simon Hinkley, Dr Julian K. Finn - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    BBLC 302

  • Sampling Method

    direct search

  • Date Visited From

    22/03/2011

  • Date Visited To

    22/03/2011

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Invertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Entomology

  • Collecting Areas

    Entomology and Arachnology

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    BBLCBBLC 302

  • Continent

    Australia

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Lake Condah

  • Precise Location

    Tyrendarra

  • Latitude

    -38.1922

  • Longitude

    141.76

  • Geodetic Datum

    GDA94

  • Georeference Source

    GPS

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps original