Golden Hair Armoured Sac Spider
Spiders of the genus Apochinomma differ other ant-mimicking corinnids by their genitalia as well as several other morphological characteristics. The posterior eye row is "recurved". In both sexes, there is a grooved collar in front of the abdomen. There is also a hard plate known as the "scutum" under the surface of the dorsum. The female scutum is short, occupying only one-third from the anterior end. In the males, the scutum covers almost the entire length of the abdomen. It is wrinkled anteriorly and appears polished posteriorly. In both sexes, the carapace is sparsely covered with golden setae. These setae form several transverse bands across the dorsum. The shape of the abdomen and leg colouration may vary with individuals.
| Length | ♀ 6 mm; ♂ 4–5 mm |
| Type Locality | Tharrawaddy, Myanmar |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Sulawesi), Thailand, Myanmar. |
| Habitat | Leaf litter in nature parks and forests. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK; Juvenile♀ (Sankaran, 2021b)
Holotype
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland; ♀ of Corinnomma rufofuscum (ARTO-0027742; only 1♀ per MHNG and original description) (Sankaran, 2021b)
Holotype
Museo Civico Storia Naturale G. Doria, Genova (MCSNG), Italy; Juvenile♀ of Tyrrhus ambiguus (Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001)
Tyrrhus nitidus (Original description j)
Thorell, 1895b Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma, based upon the collection made by Eugene W. Oates and preserved in the British Museum: 39 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.17492
Tyrrhus ambiguus (Original description j)
Thorell, 1897a Viaggio di Leonardo Fea in Birmania e regioni vicine: 238
Apochinomma ambiguum
Simon, 1897a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second: 169 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973
Apochinomma nitidum (Original description ♀)
Gravely, 1931 Some Indian spiders of the families Ctenidae, Sparassidae, Selenopidae and Clubionidae: 276
Corinnomma rufofuscum (Original description ♀)
Reimoser, 1934b Araneae aus Süd-Indien: 491, f. 14
Apochinomma nitidum (Original description ♂, ♀, Synonym of Apochinomma ambiguum)
Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 Forest spiders of South East Asia: with a revision of the sac and ground spiders (Araneae: Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Liocranidae, Gnaphosidae, Prodidomidae and Trochanterriidae [sic]): 327, f. 482-485
Apochinomma nitidum (♀, Synonym of Corinnomma rufofuscum, may belong to an undescribed genus)
Sankaran, 2021b A review of the Indian species of Apochinomma Pavesi, 1881 and Corinnomma Karsch, 1880, synonymy of Castianeira quadrimaculata Reimoser, 1934, and a catalogue of the Indian corinnid fauna (Arachnida: Araneae): 543, f. 2A-D, 3A-L, 4A-B, 5A-D doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5072.6.3
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak), Indonesia (Sulawesi), Thailand, Myanmar.