Tawny Bull-headed Hunter
As in other trachelids in Singapore, the cephalic region is wide and convex, and the carapace is covered with small and even granulations. Unlike Orthobula sp.. all legs are virtually spineless (with only a single small spine on each femora I. The legs are almost uniformly yellowish brown with only isolated sectors diffused with vaguely darker colouration. Also, unlike Orthobula, the dorsum does not show a distinct pattern, merely two tawny tones with the darker shade covering slightly more than half of the posterior end.
In overall appearance, this species may possibly be confused with Pandava laminata. but the former’s grainy carapace, along with the absence of a cribellum and calamistrum, will tell the two apart.
| Length | ♀ 4–5 mm; ♂ unknown |
| Type Locality | Yunnan, China |
| Distribution | Singapore, China. |
| Habitat | Tree foliage in mature secondary forests. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China; ♀ (Jin, Yin & Zhang, 2017b)
Paratype
Museum of Hebei University (MHBU), Baoding, China; 1♀ (Jin, Yin & Zhang, 2017b)
Trachelas shilinensis (Original description ♀)
Jin, Yin & Zhang, 2017b Four new species of the genus Trachelas L: 44, f. 17A-F, 18C-D doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4324.1.2
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, China.