Workman’s Ray Spider
First described by Thomas Workman, an Irish amateur arachnologist, based on a specimen collected in Singapore more than a century ago, this species can be distinguished from female Zoma sp. in the field by the different colour pattern.
| Length | ♀ 2 mm; ♂ < 2 mm. |
| Habitat | Among undergrowth and root buttresses in primary and mature secondary forests. |
| Biology | This species builds a vertical orb web spanning up to 10cm in diameter. |
| Type Locality | Singapore. |
| Distribution | Indonesia (Sumatra), Singapore. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Theridiosoma fasciatum (Original description ♂♀)
Workman, 1896 Malaysian spiders: 57, pl. 57 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.101972
Indonesia (Sumatra), Singapore.