Spiny Phoroncidia
An easily recognised Phoroncidia with long and prominent spines, and a tubular extension of the ventral abdomen surrounding the spinnerets. The males are usually reddish, and have a protruding eye region that is almost tubular.
In Singapore, this species is extremely rare and known only in the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve and Central Catchment Nature Reserve.
| Length | ♀ 5–7 mm; ♂ 2–5 mm |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Brunei. |
| Habitat | Foliage in understorey of rainforest. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Plectana lygeana (Original description ♀)
Walckenaer, 1841 Histoire naturelle des Insects. Aptères. Tome deuxième: 197 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61095
Phoroncidia acrosomoides (Original description ♀)
van Hasselt, 1882 Araneae: 30, pl. 1, f. 7, pl. 4, f. 2-3 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.119451
Phoroncidia lygeana (Original description ♂, Synonym of Phoroncidia acrosomoides)
Phoroncidia lygeana (♀)
Simon, 1894a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier: 553, f. 566 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973
Phoroncidia lygeana (♀)
Workman, 1896 Malaysian spiders: 58, pl. 58 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.101972
Phoroncidia lygeana (♂)
Archer, 1950 A study of theridiid and mimetid spiders with descriptions of new genera and species: 39, pl. IV, f. 5
Phoroncidia lygeana (♂♀)
Bristowe, 1976b Rare arachnids from Malaysia and Sumatra: 11, f. 7-14
Phoroncidia lygeana (♂♀)
Yoshida & Koh, 2011 Phoroncidia, Janula and a new genus Brunepisinus (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Brunei: 75, f. 1-3, 20-27 doi:10.2476/asjaa.60.75
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak), Indonesia (Sumatra, Java), Brunei.