Lycosidae Ovia

Ovia macritchie Lu, Koh, Zhang & Li,2018

MacRitchie Blue Wolf Spider

This blackish wolf spider is easily recognised in the field by its characteristic metallic bluish sheen on the carapace. The abdomen is black and often has one or more iridescent crescent-shaped bands. Femora and patellae I are black. The rest of legs I are covered with whitish hairs. Other legs are lined with a pair of lateral black bands.

Length♀ 5 mm; ♂ 4 mm.
HabitatAmong damp leaf litter in secondary forests.
Type LocalitySingapore.
DistributionChina, Singapore.

Taxonomy

Type Depositories

  1. Holotype

    Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), National University of Singapore, Singapore; ♂ (Lu et al., 2018)

  2. Paratype(s)

    Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), National University of Singapore, Singapore; 3♂, 18♀ (Lu et al., 2018)

Taxonomic references

  1. Ovia macritchie (Original description ♂♀)

    Lu et al., 2018 A new Ovia species (Araneae, Lycosidae) from Singapore, with the transfer of Pardosa alboannulata Yin et al: 347, f. 2A-G, 5A-G, 8A-F, 11A-D, 13A-B doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4527.3.12

  2. Ovia macritchie (♂♀)

    Wang et al., 2021a Review of the wolf spiders from Hainan Island, China (Araneae: Lycosidae): 48, f. 39A-H, 40A-D, 41A-F doi:10.11865/zs.2021102

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Nontype ♀

20 Oct 2016

BTNR, Catchment Path, primary forest, Singapore

1°21'12"N, 103°48'29"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.16.10.20.11.0032

Nontype ♀

28 Apr 2016

BTNR, Catchment Path, primary forest, Singapore

1°21'15"N, 103°46'31"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.16.04.28.11.0002

Nontype ♀

28 Apr 2016

BTNR, Catchment Path, primary forest, Singapore

1°21'15"N, 103°46'31"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.16.04.28.11.0007

Holotype ♂

27 Aug 2015

CCNR, MacRitchie Reservior, near Petaling Hut, leaf litter, Singapore

1°21'12"N, 103°48'29"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.15.08.27.0001

Nontype ♂

22 Jul 1990

CCNR, MacRitchie Reservior, Sime Trail, Singapore

1°21'11"N, 103°48'20"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.90.07.22.0003

Distribution of Ovia macritchie Lu, Koh, Zhang & Li,2018

China, Singapore.

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