Ubin Variegated Daddy-long-legs
C. ubin resembles C. halabala in general appearance, but can be easily distinguished by its association with disturbed vegetation and its characteristic carapace with a pattern of posteriorly radiating black lines with a distinct red patch, present in both males and females. The background colour of the female abdomen may range from dull yellow in most cases to pink in certain individuals. The spider was named after Singapore’s Pulau Ubin where the first described specimen was found.
| Length | ♀ 4–5 mm; ♂ 4 mm |
| Type Locality | Pulau Ubin, Singapore Malaysia (Sabah). |
| Distribution | Singapore. |
| Habitat | Under foliage in degraded habitat and secondary forests. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Bonn, Germany (data base search of type material, 18.01.2019); ♂ (Ar15010)
Pholcus ubin (Original description ♂♀)
Huber, in Huber et al., 2016a The Southeast Asian Pholcus halabala species group (Araneae, Pholcidae): new data from field observations and ultrastructure: 10, f. 7-8, 29-33, 90-92 doi:10.5852/ejt.2016.190
Cantikus ubin (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.
Singapore.