Boxing Gloves Comb-footed Spider
The male of this species is easily identified from the colouration of its carapace and abdomen, together with a pair of exceptionally large palps, like boxing gloves. Each of the palps bears a long and twisted embolus, visible under a hand lens.
| Length | ♀ 3 mm; ♂ 2 mm. |
| Habitat | Shrubs and tall grasses in vacant land. |
| Type Locality | Sanya, Hainan, China. |
| Distribution | China, Singapore. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Theridion hainanensis (Original description ♂♀)
Zhu, 1998 Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Theridiidae: 172, f. 109A-E
Theridion hainanensis (♂♀)
Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999 The spiders of China: 137, f. 73C-D, K-L
China, Singapore.