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.

EtymologyThe species was named in honour of Joseph K H Koh, a retired Singapore diplomat for his contributions to Southeast Asian arachnology and for facilitating the author’s field work in Singapore.
Length♀ 5 mm; ♂ 5 mm.
HabitatFoliage in young secondary forest, mangroves and peat swamps.
Type LocalitySungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore.
DistributionBrunei, Malaysia (Selangor).

Taxonomy

Type Depositories

  1. Holotype

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

  2. Paratype(s)

    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

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Nontype ♂

11 Sep 2021

Thomson Nature Park, Singapore

1°22'54"N, 103°48'55"E

Catalog No: JK.21.09.11.0001

Paratype ♀

19 Jul 2019

Pulau Ubin, Balai Quarry Trail, Singapore

1°25'4"N, 103°59'5"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.19.07.19.0001

Nontype ♀

11 Apr 2012

Kuala Balai, Sungai Mendarum Damit Freshwater Swamp Forest, Belait

4°26'18"N, 114°21'29"E

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

Catalog No: JK.12.04.11.0032

Distribution of Piranthus kohi Maddison, 2020

Brunei, Malaysia (Selangor).

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