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Araneidae Paraplectana

Paraplectana sp. "Black Socks"

Black Socks Ladybird Spider

The female may be recognised by the orange helmet-shaped abdomen. In some individuals, there is a black spot on the lateral margin of the abdomen. The legs are bicoloured, with black tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi. This species is closely related to, if not identical with, "Pasilobus" nigrohumeralis (Hasselt, 1882) recorded from Sumatra in Indonesia.

Length♀ 5 mm; ♂ unknown.
HabitatFoliage in secondary forests.
DistributionSingapore.

Taxonomy

Distribution of Paraplectana sp. "Black Socks"

Singapore.

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