Yellow-banded Jumper
The species name is rooted in two Latin words, viz., latus, meaning "wide" or "broad", and fasciatus, meaning "colourfully banded" or "girdled". It refers to the broad yellow bands on the abdomen, and parts of the legs and palps.
The male differs from the female by having black and exceptionally elongated tibiae I, and a transverse band of white setae on the carapace.
Length | ♀ 4–5 mm; ♂ 5–6 mm. |
Habitat | Low vegetation in disturbed forests. |
Biology | As in T. bhamoensis. the spider builds a nest by binding two leaves together with strong rivets of silk, perpendicular to the leaf surfaces. |
Type Locality | Basilan, Philippines. |
Distribution | Brunei, Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Johor), Philippines (Basilan), Singapore. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Euophrys latefasciata (Original description j)
Pselcis latefasciata
Simon, 1903a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome second: 825, f doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973
Brunei, Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor, Johor), Philippines (Basilan), Singapore.