It occurs in Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria.

The abdomen has an enamelled appearance which varies in different parts of the country.

The egg sac is round in shape, flat on the bottom where it is fastened down, of red brown silk of a woolly appearance.

The enamelled spider hunts in the web at night, and often retreats to surrounding vegetation in the day.

Their prey is small flying insects caught in a sloping orb web, around one metre above ground level.