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Tetragnathidae Leucauge

Leucauge fastigata (Simon, 1877)

Orange-and-black Humpback Spider

This common Singapore species is easily recognised by the orange and black colour pattern in both males and females. In some individuals, silver and black markings may dominate, but diffuse yellow or orange batches will still be discernible on the body. Compared with other Leucauge, the two rows of curved and long trichobothria on its femora IV are particularly dense. The female differs from most other Leucauge by having a pear-shaped abdomen overhanging the cephalothorax and thick spiny brushes at tibiae IV. The male is recognised by its small size (less than a-third the length of the female), and the presence of strong spines projecting from the chelicerae. It has a more extensive orange belt ventrally, compared with L. sarawakensis.

Length♀ 8–9 mm; ♂ < 2.5 mm.
HabitatShady and moist parts of secondary forests.
Type LocalityBasilan, Philippines.
DistributionSouth Asia, Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Indonesia (Sulawesi, Bali), Brunei, Myanmar, Philippines (Basilan), China.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references

  1. Meta elegans (Original description ♀)

    Thorell, 1877b Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani: 416

  2. Meta fastigata (Original description ♀)

    Simon, 1877b Etudes arachnologiques: 79, pl. 3, f. 10

  3. Callinethis elegans

    Thorell, 1887 Viaggio di L: 134

  4. Callinethis fastuosa

    Thorell, 1890a Studi sui ragni Malesi e Papuani: 193

  5. Callinethis elegans (♀)

    Workman & Workman, 1894 Malaysian spiders: 22, pl. 22 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.101972

  6. Argyroepeira fastigiata (♀)

    Simon, 1894a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier: 732, f. 817 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973

  7. Callinethis elegans (Original description ♂)

    Thorell, 1895b Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma, based upon the collection made by Eugene W. Oates and preserved in the British Museum: 156 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.17492

  8. Argyroepeira fastigata

    Pocock, 1900a The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Arachnida: 216 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.48423

  9. Leucauge fastigiata

    Simon, 1905c Arachnides de Java, recueillis par le Prof: 61

  10. Argyroepeira fastuosa

    Merian, 1911 Die Spinnenfauna von Celebes: 188

  11. Leucauge fastuosa (♀)

    Roewer, 1938 Araneae: 48, f. 32

  12. Opadometa fastigiata (T♂♀ from Leucauge)

    Archer, 1951a Studies in the orbweaving spiders (Argiopidae): 9

  13. Leucauge fastigata (♀)

    Tikader, 1982a Part 1: 76, f. 151-154

  14. Leucauge fastigata (♀, Synonym of Leucauge fastuosa)

    Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 Riceland spiders of South and Southeast Asia: 540, f. 335a-f

  15. Opadometa fastigata (♀)

    Zhu, Song & Zhang, 2003 Fauna Sinica: Invertebrata Vol. 35: Arachnida: Araneae: Tetragnathidae: 286, f. 159A-K

  16. Leucauge fastigata (♀)

    Yoshida, 2009d The spider genus Leucauge (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Taiwan: 16, f. 26-28 doi:10.2476/asjaa.58.11

  17. Opadometa fastigata (♀)

    Dzulhelmi et al., 2015 Two new Opadometa species (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Sarawak, Malaysia: 102, f. 1-2 doi:10.3161/00034541anz2015.65.1.008

  18. Opadometa fastigata (♀)

    Sen et al., 2015 Spiders (Araneae: Arachnida) of reserve forests of Dooars: Gorumara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary and Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary: 100, f. 580-584, pl. 20

  19. Leucauge fastigata (♂♀)

    Anju, Bhagirathan & Sudhikumar, 2021b Redescription of Leucauge fastigata (Simon, 1877) (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) with first report of male from India: 162, f. 1A-F, 2A-E

Distribution of Leucauge fastigata (Simon, 1877)

South Asia, Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah), Indonesia (Sulawesi, Bali), Brunei, Myanmar, Philippines (Basilan), China.

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