Deinopis subrufa
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Deinopis subrufa L. Koch, 1879 |
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Deinopis subrufa (also called Rufous Net-casting Spider) is a species of net-casting spiders. It occurs in eastern Australia and Tasmania.
Females are about 25mm, males about 22mm.
This species is often found on a few strands of web in forest, woodland and heathland, or on flat surfaces for example on the outside of houses.
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The species name subrufa is Latin for "slightly reddish".