The katipo, Latrodectus katipoensis, is a species of widow spider native to the coastal sand dunes of New Zealand, a close relative of the Australian redback spider and the North American black widow within the same genus. It is New Zealand's only native venomous spider of medical significance, identifiable by the red stripe running down the back of the female's glossy black or dark brown abdomen, and habitat loss along developed coastlines has made it a threatened species in much of its former range.
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1. Wikipedia: Katipō
Wikipedia- Wikidata Q82255 (P225 taxon name)
Katipō lead
It is venomous to humans, its bite being capable of producing the toxic syndrome latrodectism
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It feeds mainly on ground-dwelling insects, caught in an irregular tangled web spun among dune plants or other debris.
View the Source 2. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arachnida
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 27
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3. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category): IUCN Red List category of Latrodectus katipo
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (IUCN Red List category)iucnRedListCategory recordQuote, iucnRedListCategory record
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Wikidata: Katipo
- Wikidata Q82255, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Child Taxon Of: Black Widow Spider, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q385932 (Black Widow Spider)
View the SourceUNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Araneae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 82
"cites_listing":"II/III/NC","eu_listing":"B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":"Arthropoda","class":"Arachnida","order":"Araneae","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"蛛形目","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
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