Pale Urchin Spider
E. oxyopoides differs from other Echinax by the structures of its copulatory organs, and by its general pattern, including fine black lines surrounding the edges of the carapace.
| Length | ♀ 4–5 mm; ♂ 4–5 mm |
| Type Locality | Gunung Leuser, North Sumatra, Indonesia |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah), Indonesia (North Sumatra, Central Kalimantan), Brunei. |
| Habitat | Ground and canopy foliage in primary rainforests, often under a silken retreat on the underside of leaves. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
Naturalis, National Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Leiden, Netherlands; ♀ (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995c)
Paratype
Naturalis, National Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Leiden, Netherlands; 1♂ 4♀ (1♀ in Geneva) (Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995c)
Paratype
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland; 1♀ (ARTO-0027743)
Copa oxyopoides (Original description ♂♀)
Deeleman-Reinhold, 1995c New or little known non-antmimicking spiders of the subfamily Castianeirinae from Southeast Asia (Arachnida: Araneae: Clubionidae): 48, f. 11-17
Echinax oxyopoides (♂♀, Transferred from Copa)
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]): 361, f. 555-562
Echinax oxyopoides (♂♀)
Marusik, Zheng & Li, 2009 First description of the female of Echinax panache Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 (Aranei: Corinnidae: Castianeirinae): 168, f. 10-12
Echinax oxyopoides (♂♀)
Zhang & Zhang, 2023e Review of the genus Echinax Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 from China (Araneae: Corinnidae): 50, f. 8A-D, 9A-E, 13A-B doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5383.1.3
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Sabah), Indonesia (North Sumatra, Central Kalimantan), Brunei.