Black katipo

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Black katipo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Latrodectus
Species: L. atritus
Binomial name
Latrodectus atritus
Urquhart, 1890

The black katipo, Latrodectus atritus, is a venomous spider native to New Zealand. It is a widow spider like its relatives, the katipo, the Australian red-back spider, and the American black widow spiders.

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