Long-haired Glossy Ant-hunter
This species is easily recognised in the field by the long and stiff hairs on the abdomen, especially of the males. In both sexes, the abdominal pattern typically consists of several pairs of pale indistinct markings and a lighter spot posteriorly.
Length | ♀ 6 mm; ♂ 6–7 mm |
Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Johor, Pahang). |
Habitat | Leaf litter in forests. |
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-0025903) (Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012b)
Paratype
Muséum d'histoire naturelle de la ville de Genève (MHNG), Geneva, Switzerland; 2♂ 2♀ (ARTO 0025904-0025905) (Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012b)
Mallinella allorostrata (Original description ♂♀)
Dankittipakul, Jocqué & Singtripop, 2012b Systematics and biogeography of the spider genus Mallinella Strand, 1906, with descriptions of new species and new genera from Southeast Asia (Araneae, Zodariidae): 142, f. 604-605, 618, 628, 634-640 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3369.1.1
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Johor, Pahang).