Singapore Spiders

The common name “Brown Leaf-rolling Orb Weavers” should be in singular form, Brown Leaf-rolling Orb Weaver.

“Araneus noegeatus (Thorell, 1895)” has now been transferred to Leviaraneus noegeatus (Thorell, 1895). 

The name should have been Cyclosa confraga (Thorell, 1893). 

The name should have been Cyrtarachne conica O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901, with the initial O. added. 

The genus has now been transferred to Larina. 

The name of this species is now Larina fusiformis (Thorell, 1877). 

The name should have been Macracantha hasselti (C. L. Koch, 1837).

The name should have been Milonia obtusa Thorell, 1893. The species has been recorded in Singapore, Malaysia (Johor, Sabah), Indonesia (Riau Islands: Batam). 

“Singa” perpolita (Thorell, 1892) has now been transferred to Songaraneus perpolitus (Thorell, 1893). 

“Nusatidia javana Simon, 1869″ should read Nusatidia javana (Simon, 1897).

The name should have been Anahita periculosus (Bristowe, 1931).

The genus Paratheuma has been transferred to the family Argyronetidae.

The distribution range of this species should have included Vietnam.

The sex symbol of the upper left image should have been ♂, and the lower picture should have been ♀. 

The image on the upper left is that of a female.

The name should have been Venonia coruscans Thorell, 1895. 

The image of the chelicerae of Xantharia murphyi is that of a male. 

Nescina kohi, Ballarin & Li, 2016 has now been transferred to Synotaxidae

The name should have been Opopaea apicalis (Simon, 1893). 

WSC has amended the authority and year of publication of   Opopaea deserticola to Simon, 1892. 

The name should have been Xiphinus karschi (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906).

The genus Dolomedes has been transferred from the family Pisauridae to the family Domodedidae. 

The genus Dolomedes has been transferred from the family Pisauridae to the family Dolomedidae. The distribution range of Dolomedes sp. C may be updated to include Malaysia (Negri Sembilan).

The name should have been Hygropoda prognatha Thorell, 1895. 

The name should have been Psechrus singaporensis Thorell, 1895. 

The male captioned as “Tribe Euophryini sp. B” has been described. It is now Charippus bukittimah Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2022.

The female captioned as “Tribe Euophryini sp. C” is an undescribed Charippus sp.

The lower left photo is that of an undescribed Kelawakaju female. The lower right photo is a female of Kelawakaju singapura Maddison & Ng, 2022.

The species has since been described as Kelawakaju leucomelas Maddison & Ng, 2022.

The picture on the upper right is that of a juvenile female. 

The name Burmattus pococki (Thorell, 1895) has now been synonymised with Burmattus albopunctatus (Thorell, 1895).

The name should have been Diplocanthopoda marina Abraham, 1926.

The updated full name with authorship is now Coleosoma floridanum (Banks, 1900).

The common name of Epeus sp. D should have been Ubin Jade Jumper. 

The common name “Forked Jade Jumpers” should be in singular form, Forked Jade Jumper.

The species featured on this page is “Evarcha” flavocincta (C. L. Koch, 1846). 

Figure D should have been ♂ H. semicupreus, not ♀.

“Junxattus sp. A” should now read Chalcovietnamicus vietnamicus (Zabka, 1985).

“Junxattus sp. B” should now read Chalcovietnamicus terbakar Yu, Maddison & Zhang, 2023. 

“Junxattus daiqini (Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012)” should now read Chalcovietnamicus daiqini (Prószyński & Deeleman-Reinhold, 2012). 

The upper left picture is that of a ♀ Myrmarachne acromegalis Yamasaki & Ahmad, 2013. 

There is a proof-reading omission under Habitat. The missing word is ….. primary and secondary forests. 

The name should have been Myrmarachne melanocephala (C.L. Koch, 1846).

Orcevia sp. B may be found in Singapore and Brunei. 

The species is now known as Pengmarengo chelifer (Simon, 1900). 

The name should have been Pseudicius decemnotus Simon, 1886. 

Photos of Thiania bhamoensis should have the following sex symbols: Left column (top to bottom): ♀, ♂. ♀. Right column: ♀.

Photos of Thiania demissa missing sex symbols. Upper row: left ♀, right ♂. Lower row: left ♀, right ♂.

The name should have been Gnathopalystes kochi (Simon, 1880).

The species Heteropoda sp. A is now known as Heteropoda borneensis (Thorell, 1890).

The species Heteropoda sp. B from Singapore has been described. It is now known as Heteropoda tutula Jaeger & Koh, 2024. The male pictured on the upper right of this page is that of Heteropoda temburong Jaeger & Koh, 2024, found so far only in Brunei (Temburong, Belait) and Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak). 

Heteropoda sp. C is now known as Heteropoda singaporensis Jaeger, 2024.

Heteropoda sp. I has been described as Tiomaniella ladam Grall & Jäger, 2022.

Under Heteropoda laai Jäger, 2008, the left picture should have shown a female sex symbol ♀, while the right picture a male sex symbol ♂. 

The common name of this spider should have simply been Leopard-spotted Huntsman. 

Under Thelcticopis sp. B (Stout-legged Heavy Huntsman), the all references to Thelcticopis sp. B should be changed to Thelcticopis sp. A.

“Dolichognatha” sp. D has now been transferred to Zhuaraneus daoxiang Mi, Wang & Li, 2024.

Guizygiella nadleri (Heimer, 1984) has been transferred from the family Tetragnathidae to family Araneidae.

The photo should have been to Janice Ang.

The name should have been Argyrodes fasciatus Thorell, 1893.

The species is now known as Famakytta flavescens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880.

“Ariamnes flagellum Doleschall, 1857″ should read Ariamnes flagellum (Doleschall, 1857).

Under Cephalobares sp. B, the left image is that of a female. 

The updated name is Phycosoma turriceps (Schenkel,1936).

The species Faiditus xiphias (Thorell, 1877) has been tranferred to Rhinocosemetis xiphias (Thorell, 1877). 

“Meotipa picturata Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009″ should read Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895.

The name should read Molione triacantha Thorell, 1893. 

The species has been transferred to a different genus. It is now Yunohamella mneon (Bösenberg & Strand,1906).

The genus Tekellina has been transferred to the family Synotaxidae. 

The species is now known as Lasaeola maculosa (Yoshida & Ono, 2000). 

WSC has amended its publication date. The name is now Alcimochthes limbatus Simon, 1886. 

“Amyciaea forticeps O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873″ should read Amyciaea forticeps (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873).

“Misumenops nepenthicola Fage, 1928” should read Henriksenia nepenthicola (Bristowe, 1930).

The lower left picture is that of a female. 

The publication date has been adjusted by WSC. The full name is now Pholodamia hilaris Thorell, 1895. 

Under Distribution,  “Singapore” is the type locality and therefore should have been italicised Singapore.

WSC has now listed this species as Philodamia variata Thorell, 1895. 

WSC has now listed this species as Strigoplus albostriatus Simon, 1886. 

WSC has since listed this species as Philoponella quadrituberculata (Thorell, 1893).

WSC has since listed this species as Mallinella annulipes (Thorell, 1893).

Add a new sentence: Jan Beccaloni (Museum of Natural History, London) kindly allowed David Court to study and image many specimens lodged in the MNH collection, e g., the holotype of Gasteracantha sumatrana, now understood to be a junior synonym of Gasteracantha diardi (Lucas, 1835).

Under Gedea sp. A, the first sentence should read As in the species below ….. (not “above”)