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Pholcidae Cantikus

Cantikus halabala (Huber, 2011)

Halabala Variegated Daddy-long-legs

This species may be recognised by its distinctive patterns: variable dark markings on the posterior half of the carapace, a pair of composite black spots amidst many dorsal pale-yellow spots on the abdomen. The spider was named after the Halabala Wildlife Reserve in Thailand where the first described male specimen was collected.

Length♀ 4–5 mm; ♂ 4 mm
Type LocalityWaeng, Naratiwat, Thailand
DistributionSingapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia (Aceh, North Sumatra), Brunei, Thailand.
HabitatUnderside of leaves in primary and secondary forests.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references*

  1. Pholcus halabala (Original description ♂♀)

    Huber, 2011b Revision and cladistic analysis of Pholcus and closely related taxa (Araneae, Pholcidae): 128, f. 495-496, 517-518, 530-535

  2. Pholcus halabala (♂)

    Huber, in Huber et al., 2016a The Southeast Asian Pholcus halabala species group (Araneae, Pholcidae): new data from field observations and ultrastructure: 7, f. 1-6, 18-28 doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.190

  3. Cantikus halabala (Transferred from Pholcus)

    Huber, Eberle & Dimitrov, 2018 The phylogeny of pholcid spiders: a critical evaluation of relationships suggested by molecular data (Araneae, Pholcidae): 90 doi:10.3897/zookeys.789.22781

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Cantikus halabala (Huber, 2011)

Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Indonesia (Aceh, North Sumatra), Brunei, Thailand.

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