Genus Pseudicius

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Heliophaninae
Genus: Pseudicius
 

It resembles to Marpissa muscosa but it is only half the size. It can be found in woodland, amongst leaf-litter and moss as well on the bark of trees. It size varies between 4.5 and 5.5 mm.

Pseudicius sp MEROTAI

Pseudicius PORING

14-12-2009 PORING

Pseudicius sp SG TAWAU

Male 4.5 mm

26-7-2009 SUNGAI TAWAU 

Pseudicius encarpatus

Genus Heliophanus

The female spider is easily recognized by the white stripe of hairs around the front of the abdomen. Their size varies between 3 and 6 mm. The majority of the species can be found on low vegetation.

Heliophanus SABAH

16-12-2009 Kinabalu National Park

Heliophanus SABAH

Female 7mm

27-11-2009 Tawau, Sabah

Heliophanus tribulosis female

Heliophanus cupreus female

Heliophanus cupreus male

Heliophanus kochii male

Heliophanus kochii female

Males have strinking white haired pedipalps.
The spiders can be found on sunny walls and rocks often in the surroundings of houses.

Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour, 1831) — Pantropical
Menemerus fulvus (L. Koch, 1878) — India to Japan

 

Smart and furry salticids. Found in warm, stony or bare areas. General remarks: Spiders in this group are associated with stones, rocks or bare areas in the open with dead leaves, twigs or litter provided these habitats are warmed by the sun. They are sturdy and can be strong jumpers.

It is similar in size and shape to Marpissa, except that the abdomen is more square shouldered. The male carapace is brown with the eye field black, and there is a characteristic white marginal band. Overall the abdomen is whitish-brown with a broad, dark brown, median band running the length of the abdomen. The legs are dark brown with some light brown patches and rings. The female is overall brown with a very broad whitish-brown band that runs from the front eyes to the spinnerets. The legs are whitish-brown with brown marks and annulations.

Menemerus is a worldwide genus with most species occurring in the warmer regions.
 

• abdomen is more square shouldered compared with Genus Marpissa

• The male carapace is brown with the eye field black,

• There is a characteristic white marginal band.

• Overall the abdomen is whitish-brown with a broad, dark brown, median band running the length of the abdomen.

• The legs are dark brown with some light brown patches and rings.

• The female is overall brown with a very broad whitish-brown band that runs from the front eyes to the spinnerets.

• The legs are whitish-brown with brown marks and annulations.
   

Juvenile Female

MEROTAI

Menemerus MEROTAI

Female 7mm

Common

21-8-2009 WAREHOUSE

Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour)

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu

FEMALE

2014 PUI YUK

 白鬚扁蠅虎 

Menemerus fulvus??????

Female Very Common

5-7-2009 SCHS

Genus Carrhotus

The male and female of this genus are so differently colored that they were denoted as different species. The male has a black head while the female's head has yellow-orange spots. Her body is beautifully colored with orange and yellow hairs.
The spider can be spotted in bushes. The species is very rare and therefore endangered.

Carrhotus sp BATU LINTANG

 25-7-2014 LINTANG

Carrhotus MEROTAI

25-10-2009 MEROTAI

Carrhotus xanthogramma female 

Carrhotus Sannio

South East Asia 

Carrhotus xanthogramma female 

Carrhotus xanthogramma (Latreille, 1819)

Carrhotus xanthogramma female

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Heliophaninae
Genus: Cosmophasis

http://arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2296
http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2544

 

A genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Some species occur in Africa, while most are found in Southeast Asia, down to Australia. Although most species more or less mimic ants, there are also colorful species that follow a different strategy.

A genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). Some species occur in Africa, while most are found in Southeast Asia, down to Australia. Although most species more or less mimic ants, there are also colorful species that follow a different strategy.
 

Species of Cosmophasis common in Bornao :

Cosmophasis umbratica Simon, 1903 — India to Sumatra
Cosmophasis thalassina (C. L. Koch, 1846) — Malaysia to Australia
Cosmophasis quadricincta (Simon, 1885) — Singapore
Cosmophasis estrellaensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines
Cosmophasis cypria (Thorell, 1890) — Java
Cosmophasis laticlavia (Thorell, 1892) — Sumatra
Cosmophasis masarangi Merian, 1911 — Sulawesi
Cosmophasis gemmans (Thorell, 1890) — Sumatra
Cosmophasis parangpilota Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines
Cosmophasis weyersi (Simon, 1899) — Sumatra

 

Cosmophasis thalassina

Cosmophasis MEROTAI Female 21-9-2008 MEROTAI

Cosmophasis thalassina FEMALE 27-9-2014 PRAWN FARM

Cosmophasis sp.

South East Asia 

Cosmophasis umbratica
FEMALE 4.5mm

17-7-2009 SEMARAK

Cosmophasis umbratica

Singapore

Cosmophasis umbratica

South East Asia

Cosmophasis umbratica

South East Asia

Cosmophasis umbratica

MALE 6mm

23-7-2009 SEMARAK

Cosmophasis umbratica

MALE  6.5mm

17-7-2009 SEMARAK

Cosmophasis umbratica, male

Singapore

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Heliophaninae
Genus: Epocilla

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Heliophaninae
Genus: Epocilla

Genus Epocilla has 10 species :
Epocilla aurantiaca (Simon, 1885) — India to Malaysia
Epocilla blairei Zabka, 1985 — China, Vietnam
Epocilla calcarata (Karsch, 1880) — China to Sulawesi, Seychelles, Hawai'i
Epocilla chimakothiensis Jastrzebski, 2007 — Bhutan
Epocilla femoralis Simon, 1901 — Sumatra
Epocilla innotata Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar
Epocilla mauriciana Simon, 1901 — Mauritius
Epocilla picturata Simon, 1901 — China
Epocilla praetextata Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar to Java
Epocilla xylina Simon, 1906 — India
 

Epocilla calcarata

Male

Epocilla calcarata

Phintella versicolor 

Male 6mm

Epocilla calcarata
Female
found at sungai tawau 21-9-2014
 

Epocilla sp.
 

Epocilla calcarata

Male

South East Asia

Epocilla calcarata

Female

South East Asia

Epocilla calcarata

Female

South East Asia

Heliophaninae is a grouping, clade or subfamily of Salticidae including many tropical spiders, notably Cosmophasis in Australia and the cosmopolitan Menemerus.

The Heliophaninae form a sub-family of jumping spiders which includes thirty genera distributed in all continents.

Characteristics of Subfamily Heliophaninae is delimited by two characters (Maddison, 1987):

1- a stridulatory apparatus consisting of seta-bearing tubercles on the first leg femur and rugose carapace-sides
2- a bump on the tegulum

Common genus of Heliophaninae in Bornao :

1- Heliophanus
2- Icius
3- Pseudicius
4- Phintella
5- Epocilla
6- Carrhotus
7- Orsima
8- Chrysilla
9- Cosmophasis
10- Festucula
11- Marchena
12- Helvetia
13- Yepoella
14- Menemerus

 

Genus Phintella

Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Heliophaninae
Genus: Phintella

Genus Phintella has 39 species, the following are common Borneo species :

Phintella suavis (Simon, 1885) — Nepal to Malaysia
Phintella versicolor (C. L. Koch, 1846) — China, Korea, Taiwan, Sumatra, Malaysia.
Phintella vittata (C. L. Koch, 1846) — India to Philippines
Phintella debilis (Thorell, 1891) — India to Taiwan, Java

 

Phintella debilis

Female

29-6-2014 Balung Eco Resort

Phintella sp BOMBALAI

22-6-2014 BOMBALAI

Phintella sp GEMOK

30-6-2009 Bukit Gemok

眼鏡黑條蠅虎 Phintella versicolor

Male 雄蛛

二叉黑條蠅虎 Phintella bifurcilinea 雄蛛

Phintella versicolor 

Male  6mm

Phintella versicolor

Chrysilla versicolor

Female 雌蛛

12-7-2009 STADIUM

Phintella bifurcilinea

Phintella vittata

MALE

2008

Phintella vittata (C. L. Koch, 1846)
SE Asia including Viet Nam, Philippines

Genus Chrysilla

Family: Salticidae

Subfamily: Heliophaninae

Genus: Chrysilla

6 Species
Chrysilla albens Dyal, 1935 — Pakistan
Chrysilla delicata Thorell, 1892 — Myanmar
Chrysilla doriai Thorell, 1890 — Sumatra
Chrysilla kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947 — East Africa
Chrysilla lauta Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar to China, Vietnam
Chrysilla pilosa (Karsch, 1878) — New South Wales

Chrysilla versicolor
?? no such name in wiki

South East Asia

Chrysilla versicolor ?? no such name in wiki

South East Asia

Chrysilla versicolor ?? no such name in wiki

20-9-2009 SEMARAK

Chrysilla Lauta

South East Asia

Chrysilla lauta Thorell, 1887
Viet Nam, Burma

Genus Orsima

Orsima ichneumon (Simon, 1901)  Malayan Peninsula

Genus Icius

伊蛛屬跳蛛

Icius is a genus of the spider family Salticidae (jumping spiders). There are 29 species world wide.

Icius abnormis Denis, 1958 — Afghanistan
Icius bilobus Yang & Tang, 1996 — China
Icius brunellii Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia
Icius cervinus Simon, 1878 — Russia
Icius congener Simon, 1871 — Western Mediterranean
Icius crassipes (Simon, 1868) — Spain, Algeria, Tunisia
Icius daisetsuzanus Saito, 1934 — Japan
Icius dendryphantoides Strand, 1909 — South Africa
Icius desertorum Simon, 1901 — South Africa
Icius glaucochirus (Thorell, 1890) — Sumatra
Icius gyirongensis Hu, 2001 — China
Icius hamatus (C. L. Koch, 1846) — Palearctic
Icius hongkong Song et al., 1997 — Hong Kong
Icius ildefonsus Chamberlin, 1924 — Mexico
Icius inhonestus Keyserling, 1878 — Uruguay
Icius insolitus Alicata & Cantarella, 1994 — Spain
Icius minimus Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 — Ethiopia
Icius nebulosus (Simon, 1868) — Western Mediterranean
Icius ocellatus Pavesi, 1883 — East Africa
Icius pallidulus Nakatsudi, 1943 — Micronesia
Icius peculiaris Wesolowska & Tomasiewicz, 2008 — Ethiopia
Icius pseudocellatus Strand, 1907 — South Africa
Icius separatus Banks, 1903 — Hispaniola
Icius simoni Alicata & Cantarella, 1994 — Algeria
Icius steelae Logunov, 2004 — Sudan
Icius subinermis Simon, 1937 — Mediterranean
Icius testaceolineatus (Lucas, 1846) — Algeria
Icius yadongensis Hu, 2001 — China
 

Icius hongkong 香港伊蛛

Hong Kong

Icius subinermis

Europe

Icius hamatus

Europe

SPIDERS OF BORNEO