Sunda Two-tailed Spider
This species can be recognised by its small size and the presence of three to four pairs of distinct tufts of white hair on the dorsum. The legs are relatively short, compared with other Hersilia species found in Singapore.
| Length | ♀ 4 mm; ♂ 3–4 mm. |
| Habitat | Wooden structures along fringes of mangroves and parkland, tree trunks in secondary forests. |
| Type Locality | Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. |
| Distribution | Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara), Singapore, Thailand. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland; ♂ (ARTO-0026316) (Baehr & Baehr, 1993b)
Paratype(s)
Christa Deeleman Private Collection, Netherlands; 1♂ 1♀ (Baehr & Baehr, 1993b)
Hersilia sundaica (Original description ♂♀)
Baehr & Baehr, 1993b The Hersiliidae of the Oriental Region including New Guinea: 58, f. 38c-f
Hersilia sundaica (♂♀)
Dankittipakul & Singtripop, 2011b The spider genus Hersilia in Thailand, with descriptions of two new species (Araneae, Hersiliidae): 210, f. 6-10, 28, 31
Indonesia (West Nusa Tenggara), Singapore, Thailand.