Please ID Spider

[Phunk]

Hi there, someone in Margate found this spider in their house. The lady says there are no Red marks on the spider either on the top or bottom.
Please can someone tell me what it is.
Thank you

[SteveZi]

Must be a species of button spider

[SteveZi]

I would say Latrodectus cinctus - in adult females the red markings become less distinct.

[reptile]

I don't think so...
I'd say false button spider: Steatoda capensis
It looks tiny! Could you find out the size.

[Viper_SA]

I once read that the true black widow is only found from Capetown northwards along the west coast, and that the black ones we do find elsewhere is just a really dark brown. don't know Latin names for spiders, but I'd say brown button or false button.

[SteveZi]

Yes, it could well be. It is of course impossible to be 100% sure from this photo.
The distribution map for L cinctus(one of our 4 species of black button spider) is the east coast and kwazulu-natal.

I have this guy in my garage (which I consider to be the false button), snacking on a scorpion:

[reptile]

Cool observation! The spider above looks a little shinear though. Maybe a juvenile.

[Ceratogyrus]

Its a false button spider (Steatoda sp.). Harmless