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Clubionidae Nusatidia

Nusatidia javana Simon, 1869

Javanese Green Sac Spider

Although it can be positively identified only by examining its genitalia, it may be recognised in the field from its relatively larger size than those of N. borneensis and N. camouflata.

When alive, some males show a faint bluish patch on the dorsum and a squarish patch near the epigastric area. In the female, the epigyne is a translucent bluish plate-like structure.

Length♀8 mm; ♂ 7 mm
Type LocalityPalabuan, West Java, Indonesia
DistributionSingapore, Indonesia (West Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara).
HabitatFoliage in mangroves and secondary forests.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references*

  1. Matidia javana (Original description ♂)

    Simon, 1897b Etudes arachnologiques: 503

  2. Clubiona nentwigi (Original description ♂♀)

    Hayashi, 1996 The spider family Clubionidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Krakatau Islands, Indonesia: 66, f. 7-13 doi:10.2476/asjaa.45.63

  3. Nusatidia javana (mf, Transferred from Matidia, Synonym of Clubiona nentwigi)

    Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 Forest spiders of South East Asia: with a revision of the sac and ground spiders (Araneae: Clubionidae, Corinnidae, Liocranidae, Gnaphosidae, Prodidomidae and Trochanterriidae [sic]): 169, f. 152-156, 244-245

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Nusatidia javana Simon, 1869

Singapore, Indonesia (West Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara).

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