Arrow Folium Comb-footed Spider
The teardrop-shaped abdomen may vary in colour, but it is always marked anteriorly and dorsally by a prominent black and broad "folium" shaped like a backward-pointing arrow. The carapace is glossy black, and the legs are banded in black or brown.
Length | ♀ 3 mm; ♂ unknown |
Distribution | Singapore. |
Habitat | Among foliage in disturbed and primary forests. |
Biology | The egg sac is spherical and papery in texture. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Parasteatoda celsabdomina (Brown-streaked Dorsal Hump Spider)
Parasteatoda sp. "Arrow Folium" (Arrow Folium Comb-footed Spider)
Parasteatoda sp. "Black-sided Balloon" (Black-sided Balloon Spider)
Parasteatoda sp. "Three-spotted Orange" (Three-spotted Orange Comb-footed Spider)
Parasteatoda sp. "White-streaked Dorsal Hump" (White-streaked Dorsal Hump Spider)
Parasteatoda sp. "Yellow Tall-faced" (Yellow Tall-faced Comb-footed Spider)
Singapore.