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Plebs eburnus
Small orb weaving spider with the look of an enamelled surface on the rear of the carapace. There a few very different markings throughout the species
beneath a Mulberry Tree in an undisturbed area at the back of a suburban garden. Dappled shade, Water was limited to rainfall
New genus (Plebs) information from the Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 2012, 166, 279-321. Systematic review of a new orb-weaving spider genus (Araneae: Araneidae), with special reference to the Australasian-Pacific and South-East Asian fauna. MATHEW M. JOSEPH and VOLKER W. FRAMENAU supplied by Robert Whyte. Arachne.org
Spotted on Aug 17, 2006
Submitted on Oct 22, 2013
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identification changed. Also Araneus changed to Plebs (see notes)