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Oonopidae Xyphinus

Xyphinus hystrix Simon, 1893

Porcupine Goblin Spider

This bizarre-looking goblin spider is one of the 22 species of spiders collected in Singapore by the French arachnologist Eugène Simon and described by him in the 19th century. The Latin name "hystrix" means porcupine and refers to its unmistakable spiky appearance. Two pairs of horns project from the posterior half of the carapace of both males and females. The edges of the carapace are armed with five pairs of smaller, thorn-like spikes.

Length♀ 2 mm; ♂ 2 mm
Type LocalityPulau Tioman, Pahang, Malaysia
DistributionSingapore, Malaysia (Pahang).
HabitatLeaf litter in primary rainforest.

Taxonomy

Taxonomic references*

  1. Xyphinus hystrix

    Simon, 1893a Histoire naturelle des araignées. Deuxième édition, tome premier: 303, f doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973

  2. Xyphinus hystrix (Original description ♂♀)

    Simon, 1893d Voyage de M: 76

  3. Xyphinus hystrix (♂♀)

    Deeleman-Reinhold, 1987 Revision of the genus Xyphinus Simon (Araneae: Oonopidae): 42, f. 1-7 doi:10.2476/asjaa.35.41

  4. Xyphinus hystrix (♂♀)

    Kranz-Baltensperger, 2014 The goblin spider genus Xyphinus (Araneae; Oonopidae): 6, f. 1A-H, 2A-F, 3A-G, 4A-D doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3870.1.1

* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.

Distribution Map for Xyphinus hystrix Simon, 1893

Singapore, Malaysia (Pahang).

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