Two-striped Spiny-palped Jumper
The species name "dimidiata" means "half" or "divided". It presumably refers to two separated bands of white setae on the black carapace in the male, unlike the entire or undivided U-shaped band as seen on the carapace of T. festiva. Its legs are decorated by iridescent scales.
The female may be instantly recognised by the unique motif on the ocular area, and a pair of fine darkly coloured lines running along the entire length of the abdomen.
| Length | ♀ 9–11 mm; ♂ 8–9 mm |
| Distribution | South Asia, Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra), Brunei. |
| Habitat | Foliage in gardens and wooded environment. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Holotype
National Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of India (NZC-ZSI), Kolkata, India; ♀ of Phidippus pateli (Tikader, 1974a)
Paratype
National Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of India (NZC-ZSI), Kolkata, India; 1♀ of Phidippus pateli (Tikader, 1974a)
Syntype
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France; 1♂ 1♀ (20432) (Prószyński, 1984c)
Viciria dimidiata (Original description ♂)
Phidippus pateli (Original description ♀)
Tikader, 1974a Studies on some jumping spiders of the genus Phidippus from India (family-Salticidae): 124, f. 10-11
Phidippus pateli (♀, D♂)
Tikader & Malhotra, 1978b Sexual dimorphism in the jumping spider Phidippus pateli Tikader (family: Salticidae): 543, f. 1-3
Phidippus pateli (♂♀)
Tikader & Biswas, 1981 Spider fauna of Calcutta and vicinity: Part-I: 91, f. 156-159
Telamonia dimidiata (♂♀, Transferred from Viciria)
Prószyński, 1984c Remarks on Viciria and Telamonia (Araneae, Salticidae): 428, f. 29-32
Telamonia dimidiata (♂)
Próchniewicz, 1990 Salticidae aus Nepal und Bhutan: 156, f. 10-17
Telamonia dimidiata (Synonym of Phidippus pateli)
Prószyński, 1992b Salticidae (Araneae) of India in the collection of the Hungarian National Natural History Museum in Budapest: 207
Telamonia dimidiata (♀)
Sen et al., 2015 Spiders (Araneae: Arachnida) of reserve forests of Dooars: Gorumara National Park, Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary and Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary: 38, f. 117-121, pl. 13
Telamonia dimidiata (♀)
Roy, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2016 A treatise on the jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of tea ecosystem of Dooars, West Bengal, India: 12, f. 10A-E, 24H, 27F
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
South Asia, Singapore, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Sabah), Indonesia (Sumatra), Brunei.