Global InformationLatrodectus umbukwane information
| Latrodectus umbukwane | |
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| Adult female, showing dorsal markings | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Theridiidae |
| Genus: | Latrodectus |
| Species: | L. umbukwane
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| Binomial name | |
| Latrodectus umbukwane B.M.O.G. Wright, C.D. Wright, Lyle & Engelbrecht, 2019[1]
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Latrodectus umbukwane, commonly known as the Phinda button spider, is a species of the spider in the genus Latrodectus described in 2019, named after the Phinda Private Game Reserve where research specimens were collected.[2] As of 2019[update], it is known only from critically endangered sand forest environments in northern Zululand, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[3] It is believed to be the largest member of its genus.[citation needed]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
WSCwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "A new species of button spider found in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa". WTF Entomology. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Wright, B.M.O.G.; Wright, C.D.; Sole, C.L.; Lyle, R.; Tippett, R.; Sholto-Douglas, C.; Verburgt, L.; Engelbrecht, I. (26 November 2019). "A new forest dwelling button spider from South Africa (Araneae, Theridiidae, Latrodectus)". Zootaxa. 4700 (4): 584–600. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4700.4.12. PMID 32229963.