Palm Money Spider
The male of this widespread species can be distinguished from those of other linyphiids in Singapore by its palpal structures, and its relatively long legs and uniformly dull brown colouration without any pattern.
| Length | ♀ 2 mm; ♂ 2 mm |
| Type Locality | Samoa |
| Distribution | Widespread, including Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Samoa. |
| Habitat | The species has been recorded from a variety of habitats, including low foliage, coral rubble on beaches, and most often, in leaf litter. The first specimens were collected under the husks of fallen coconuts. This may explain the origin of the species name "palmarius", meaning "of the palm". In Singapore, it is found on the ground in back mangrove. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Linyphia palmaria (Original description ♂♀)
Marples, 1955a Spiders from western Samoa: 492, pl. 58, f. 21-24 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1955.tb02217.x
Microbathyphantes asiaticus (Original description ♂♀)
van Helsdingen, 1985b Araneae: Linyphiidae of Sri Lanka, with a note on Erigonidae: 22, f. 11-15
Priscipalpus palmarius (♂♀, Transferred from Linyphia)
Millidge, in Beatty, Berry & Millidge, 1991 The linyphiid spiders of Micronesia and Polynesia, with notes on distributions and habitats: 272, f. 33-36
Microbathyphantes palmarius (♂♀, T from Priscipalpus, Synonym of Microbathyphantes asiaticus)
Saaristo, 1995a Linyphiid spiders of the granitic islands of Seychelles (Araneae, Linyphiidae): 43, f. 1A-G
Microbathyphantes palmarius (♂♀)
Saaristo, 2010 Araneae: 80, f. 13.6-10
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Widespread, including Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Samoa.