Leucauge dromedaria

Leucauge dromedaria, the humped silver orb spider, is one of the long-jawed orb weaver spiders.
A medium to large sized orb weaving spider, with a body length up to 15 mm long. Male to 6 mm. This species has a second pair of "humps" on the abdomen. Found in Australia, some south Pacific Islands and New Zealand.

Taxonomy

This species was described as Meta granulata in 1842 by Tamerlan Thorell. It was most recently revised in 1917, in which it was moved to the Leucauge genus.

Distribution

This species is known from New Zealand, Australia and some Pacific Islands.

Conservation status

Under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, this species is listed as "Not Threatened" with the qualifier of "Secure Overseas".