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Socca (spider)

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Socca
Socca pustulosa (Walckenaer, 1841)
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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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

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Socca occur in a range of different habitats.

Species

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A few species were previously assigned to other genera, such as Araneus or Epeira.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NMBE - World Spider Catalog". wsc.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-08-06.
  2. ^ 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.