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Salticidae Piranthus

Piranthus kohi Maddison, 2020

Black Strong-armed Jumper

The males and females are easily recognised by the transverse white lines over the dorsum, and the coat of yellow appreased setae covering the carapace and the anterior two-third of the abdomen (more conspicuous among the males). Parts of legs I and II of the females are bright orangish-red.

Length♀ 5 mm; ♂ 5 mm
DistributionMalaysia (Selangor), Brunei.
HabitatFoliage in young secondary forest, mangroves and peat swamps.

Taxonomy

Type Deposits*

  1. Holotype

    Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), National University of Singapore, Singapore; ♂ (Maddison et al., 2020b)

  2. Paratype

    Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), National University of Singapore, Singapore; 1♀ (Maddison et al., 2020b)

Taxonomic references*

  1. Piranthus kohi (Original description ♂♀)

    Maddison, in Maddison et al., 2020b A phylogenetic and taxonomic review of baviine jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae, Baviini): 86, f. 255-269 doi:10.3897/zookeys.1004.57526

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Piranthus kohi Maddison, 2020

Malaysia (Selangor), Brunei.

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