Two-dotted White Angel
Two pits are found halfway down the dorsum of the pale abdomen of the male. These are what inspired Thorell to call this species "bipunctata", based on a male specimen collected in Singapore. The carapace of the male is orangish brown. In contrast against this background, the yellow eye tubercles appear particularly conspicuous. The orangish brown legs I and II brown are ringed with broad black bands.
The females may vary in colour: most are pure white; some may be yellow. In addition, both white and yellow forms may each have paired, brown and irregularly shaped bands on the carapace or the abdomen. Their legs are not banded. The females may be separated from the similar-looking Ebrechtella and Henriksenia by the presence of a denser layer of short hairs on the carapace. (The carapace of Ebrechtella appears near hairless and the hairs on the Henriksenia carapace are well spaced and almost spine like.)
| Length | ♀ 4 mm; ♂ 2 mm |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra), Brunei, Philippines. |
| Habitat | Flowers, and foliage of grasses, shrubs, and trees in gardens, open scrubland and edges of secondary forests. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Mastira bipunctata (Original description ♂)
Thorell, 1891 Spindlar från Nikobarerna och andra delar af södra Asien: 87
Epidius bipunctatus
Simon, 1897a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second: 8 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973
Mastira bipunctata (T♂ from Epidius)
Lehtinen, 2004 Taxonomic notes on the Misumenini (Araneae: Thomisidae: Thomisinae), primarily from the Palaearctic and Oriental regions: 169, f. 47, 58
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra), Brunei, Philippines.