Swallowtail Ant-mimicking Spider
The species may be distinguished from other described Aetius by the unique scissor-like or swallowtail-looking extension on the end of the carapace extension. In other Aetius, the extension is tube-like.
| Length | ♀ 7 mm; ♂ 5–7 mm |
| Type Locality | Lambir Hills, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah). |
| Habitat | Foliage in primary forest. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Holotype
Kuching Insectarium of Forest Department Sarawak (KIFDS), Malaysia; ♂ (LMB_TY20180829_CR02) (Yamasaki et al., 2020b)
Paratype
Kuching Insectarium of Forest Department Sarawak (KIFDS), Malaysia; 1♀ (LMB_TY20180830_CR02) (Yamasaki et al., 2020b)
Aetius bicuspidatus (Original description ♂♀)
Yamasaki, in Yamasaki et al., 2020b A new corinnid species of the genus Aetius Pickard-Cambridge (Araneae: Corinnidae) from Sarawak, Borneo: 105, f. 1A-H, 2A-D, 3A-E doi:10.2476/asjaa.69.105
Aetius bicuspidatus (♂)
Zhang, Mu & Zhang, 2022 First record of the genus Aetius O: 11, f. 4A-B, 5A-D, 9B doi:10.3897/BDJ.10.e96594
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah).