Abba transversa is a species of orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae), found in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.[1] It is the only species in the genus Abba.[2][4]

Abba transversa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Abba
Castanheira & Framenau, 2023[2]
Species:
A. transversa
Binomial name
Abba transversa
(Rainbow, 1912)[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Araneus transversus Rainbow, 1912[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Taxon details Abba transversa (Rainbow, 1912)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2024-05-05
  2. ^ a b "Gen. Abba Castanheira & Framenau, 2023", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2024-05-05
  3. ^ Rainbow, W.J. (1912). "Araneidae from the Blackall Ranges". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 1: 190–202 [197].
  4. ^ Castanheira, Pedro de S.; Framenau, Volker W. (2023). "Abba, a new monotypic genus of orb-weaving spiders (Araneae, Araneidae) from Australia" (PDF). Evolutionary Systematics. 7: 73–81. doi:10.3897/evolsyst.7.98015.