The '' Latrodectus '' spider widely distributed in and considered native to New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands , was identified in 1920 as '' L. hasselti '' according to its morphology .
The '' Latrodectus '' spider widely distributed in and considered native to the French territory of New Caledonia in the Pacific . 
 It was identified in 1920 as '' L. hasselti '' according to its morphology .