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.
Etymology | The 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. |
Habitat | Foliage in young secondary forest, mangroves and peat swamps. |
Type Locality | Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore. |
Distribution | Brunei, Malaysia (Selangor). |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), National University of Singapore, Singapore; ♂ (Maddison et al., 2020b)
Paratype(s)
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM), National University of Singapore, Singapore; 1♀ (Maddison et al., 2020b)
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
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
Brunei, Malaysia (Selangor).