Besut Armoured Spider
In all Brignoliella species, both sexes are six-eyed. The sternum is pockmarked with tiny button-like structures each with a stiff bristle. The margin of the carapace is armed with small teeth.
Brignoliella males have a horn-like structure mounted on the clypeus. and tiny cones on the chelicerae.
Brignoliella females are recognised by having reproductive organ opening through a pit on one of the abdominal plates
In B. besutensis, the clypeus horn of the male is short and has a two-pointed tip. The female differs from B. michaeli by the details of its ventral plates.
| Length | ♀ 1–2 mm; ♂ 1–2 mm |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Terengganu). |
| Habitat | Rainforest leaf litter. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Brignoliella besutensis (Original description ♂)
Lin, Li & Jäger, 2012 Two new species of the family Tetrablemmidae (Araneae) from Laos and Malaysia: 56, f. 1A-F, 2A-C, 3A-C doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3475.1.5
Brignoliella besutensis (♂, D♀)
Lin & Li, in Lin et al., 2017 Taxonomic notes on the armored spiders of the families Pacullidae and Tetrablemmidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Singapore: 31, f. 10A-H, 11A-B, 12A-D doi:10.3897/zookeys.661.10677
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Terengganu).