Spotted Box-headed Spider
This widespread species is recognised chiefly by the paired spots on the abdomen in both sexes. The number of spots vary, ranging from three to four pairs. A distinct dorsal scutum is present on the abdomen of the male.
| Length | ♀ 3 mm; ♂ 2 mm |
| Type Locality | Aldabra atoll, the Seychelles |
| Distribution | Widespread, including Singapore, Seychelles. |
| Habitat | Foliage in open parkland (in Singapore). |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Holotype
British Museum of Natural History (BMNH)/Natural History Museum (NHMUK), London, UK; ♂ (1978.11.1.9) (Roberts, 1983)
Dipoena martinae (Original description ♂)
Roberts, 1983 Spiders of the families Theridiidae, Tetragnathidae and Araneidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Aldabra atoll: 227, f. 32-35 doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1983.tb00099.x
Dipoena japonica (♀, misidentified)
Yoshida, 1991e Two species of the genus Dipoena (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Japan: 33, f. 2 doi:10.2476/asjaa.40.33
Dipoena decamaculata (Original description ♂♀)
Chen, Peng & Zhao, 1992 Two new species of theridiid spider from China (Araneae: Theridiidae): 270, f. 1-5
Dipoena ruedai (Original description ♂)
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 Riceland spiders of South and Southeast Asia: 454, f. 274a-j
Dipoena coreana (Original description ♂)
Paik, 1995c Korean spiders of the genus Dipoena (Araneae: Theridiidae): 32, f. 1-6
Dipoena martinae (mf, Synonym of Dipoena decamaculata)
Zhu, 1998 Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae: 236, f. 154A-F
Dipoena martinae (♂♀)
Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 112, f. 55C-D, K-L
Dipoena martinae (♂♀, Synonym of Dipoena coreana and D. ruedai)
Yoshida & Ono, 2000 Spiders of the genus Dipoena (Araneae, Theridiidae) from Japan: 132, f. 11-16
Trigonobothrys martinae (T♂♀ from Dipoena)
Yoshida, 2002a A revision of the Japanese genera and species of the subfamily Hadrotarsinae (Araneae: Theridiidae): 14 doi:10.2476/asjaa.51.7
Trigonobothrys martinae (♂♀)
Yoshida, 2003a The spider family Theridiidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Japan: 178, f. 493-498
Trigonobothrys martinae (♂♀)
Sudhikumar, Mathew & Sebastian, 2004 Hitherto unknown genus Trigonobothrys Simon (Theridiidae: Araneae) from India with description of the female of Trigonobothrys martinae: 52, f. a-h
Phycosoma martinae (♂♀)
Saaristo, 2006 Theridiid or cobweb spiders of the granitic Seychelles islands (Araneae, Theridiidae): 52, f. 1-4
Phycosoma martinae (♂♀)
Yoshida, 2009b Uloboridae, Theridiidae, Ctenidae: 391, f. 338-340
Phycosoma martinae (♂♀)
Saaristo, 2010 Araneae: 240, f. 37.9-12
Phycosoma martinae (♂)
Kim, 2021 Spiders V: 120, f. 51A-G
Phycosoma martinae (♀)
Serita, 2021a [Phycosoma martinae collected in Kochi Prefecture]: 104, f. 1a-b
Phycosoma martinae (♂)
Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2021z The Theridiidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-P: 61, p. 60: 4 f., p. 61: 8 f. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7515890
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Widespread, including Singapore, Seychelles.