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Theridiidae Meotipa

Meotipa picturata Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009

Painted Blade-haired Triangular Spider

This is one of the more common Meotipa in Singapore’s forests. The female may be recognised by a tall, conical, and colourful abdomen, which is decorated with black, orange, and yellow streaks, hence the species name "picturata" rooted from the Latin word for "painted" or "picture". As in some Chrysso. the lower abdomen is translucent. The abdomen of the male is less elevated and colourful than that of the female, as shown in the two photographs on the right.

Length♀ 5–6 mm; ♂ 3 mm
Type LocalityKodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, India
DistributionSingapore, Indonesia (East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi), Thailand, Laos, China, India.
HabitatUnderside of forest foliage.

Taxonomy

Type Deposits*

  1. Holotype

    Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France; ♀ (AR 2009) (Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009b)

Taxonomic references*

  1. Meotipa picturata (Original description ♀)

    Simon, 1895g Etudes arachnologiques: 133

  2. Meotipa picturata (♀)

    Levi & Levi, 1962 The genera of the spider family Theridiidae: 47, f. 112-113

  3. Meotipa picturata (♀)

    Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009b Spiny theridiids in the Asian tropics: 410, f. 1-3

  4. Meotipa picturata (♀)

    Kulkarni et al., 2017 The spiny theridiid genus Meotipa Simon, 1895 in India, with description of a strange new species with translucent abdomen and a phylogenetic analysis about the genus placement (Araneae, Theridiidae): 515, f. 39-44 doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4291.3.4

  5. Meotipa picturata (Original description ♂, ♀)

    Murthappa et al., 2017 First description of the male of the type species Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895 and description of a new Meotipa species (Araneae, Theridiidae) from India: 590, f. 1A-J, 2A-F, 4A-D doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4344.3.9

  6. Meotipa picturata (♀)

    Deng et al., 2022 Meotipa species (Araneae, Theridiidae) from China: 161, f. 3A-H, 9A doi:10.3897/zookeys.1082.75400

  7. Meotipa picturata (♂♀)

    Benjamin & Tharmarajan, 2024 Species of the genus Meotipa Simon, 1895 with descriptions of two new species from Sri Lanka and one from China (Araneae: Theridiidae): 12, f. 1D-E, 7A-J, 8A-I, 9A-D doi:10.5281/zenodo.14187906

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Meotipa picturata Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009

Singapore, Indonesia (East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi), Thailand, Laos, China, India.

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