Socca (spider)
| Socca | |
|---|---|
| Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Subfamily: | Araneinae |
| Genus: | Socca Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022 |
| Type species | |
| Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841)
| |
Socca is an Australasian genus of orb-weaver spiders with known species in both Australia and New Zealand.[1][2]
Description
In an overview of morphological data, the genus was characterised by a diagnostic presence of five tubercles posteriorly on the abdomen, plus specific anatomical features of the male pedipalp, notably a tri-partite terminal apophysis. In mature females, the epigyne plate is about as wide as long and the scape elongate. Together, these features help differentiate Socca from other genera of orb-web spiders.[2]
Habitat
Socca occur in a range of different habitats.
Species
A few species were previously assigned to other genera, such as Araneus or Epeira.[1]
- Socca arena Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca australis Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca caiguna Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca elvispresleyi Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca eugeni Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca johnnywarreni Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca kullmanni Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca levyashini Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca pleia Framenau, Castanheira & Vink, 2022
- Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841)
- Socca senicaudata (Simon, 1908)
- Socca sydneyica (Keyserling, 1887)
References
- ^ a b "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
- ^ a b Framenau, Volker W.; Castanheira, Pedro de S.; Vink, Cor J. (2022-10-02). "Taxonomy and systematics of the new Australo-Pacific orb-weaving spider genus Socca (Araneae: Araneidae)". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 49 (4): 263–334. doi:10.1080/03014223.2021.2014899.