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title: "Katipo"
description: "Latrodectus katipo — Insecten en spinnen. Katipō (pronounced kah-tih-PAW or KAH-tə-poh; Latrodectus katipo) is a species of cobweb spider found only in New Zealand."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/katipo
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Katipo

> Latrodectus katipo — Insecten en spinnen. Katipō (pronounced  kah-tih-PAW or  KAH-tə-poh; Latrodectus katipo) is a species of cobweb spider found only in New Zealand.

- Scientific name: *Latrodectus katipo*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 1755
- Wikidata: [Q82255](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82255)
- iNaturalist taxon: [391391](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/391391)

## Names

- en: Katipō
- de: Rote Katipo
- es: Viuda negra Neozelandesa
- nl: Katipo
- pl: Katipo

## Countries with the most observations

NZ (1729)

## Summary

Katipō (pronounced  kah-tih-PAW or  KAH-tə-poh; Latrodectus katipo) is a species of cobweb spider found only in New Zealand. It is one of many species in the genus Latrodectus and is most closely related to the Australian redback (L. hasseltii). It is venomous to humans, its bite being capable of producing the toxic syndrome latrodectism; symptoms include extreme pain and, potentially, hypertension or seizure. Bites are rare and antivenom is available in some hospitals. The female is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) in length; the male is 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). In the South Island and the lower half of the…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katip%C5%8D

## Photo

![Katipo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/katipo/medium.jpg)

Photo: Carey_Knox_Southern_Scales · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179079868

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/katipo?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).