Castianeira sp BOMBALAI

Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI

Male ♂3mm

15-8-2015 10:13 SAT BOMBALAI

Similarity with :
1) Micaria sp MEROTAI
2) Castianeira sp ESPLANADE

Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI
♂3mm
15-8-2015 10:00 SAT BOMBALAI

All ant like spiders (ant mimicry spiders) are know to be non-web spider and room around on ground and plants. This Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI is the first ant-like web-spider that build web and live on the web. The web of this species is a triangle like sheet web build on tall grasses or low plants.

A comparison of the following three species :

1) Micaria sp MEROTAI
2) Castianeira sp ESPLANADE
3) Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI

1	2	3
Family Gnaphosidae Micaria sp MEROTAI	Family Corinnidae Castianeira sp ESPLANADE	Family Corinnidae ? Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI
Micaria sp MEROTAI Male ♂ 2.5mm 12-2-2015 14:34 MEROTAI	Castianeira sp ESPLANADE Male ♂ 6mm 12-7-2015 14:54 ESPLANADE	Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI Male ♂ 3mm 15-8-2015 10:13 BOMBALAI
Ventral View of Micaria sp MEROTAI	Ventral View of Castianeira sp ESPLANADE	Ventral View of Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI

Lateral view of Micaria sp MEROTAI	Lateral view of Castianeira sp ESPLANADE	Lateral view of Castianeira ? sp BOMBALAI
Ventral View of Prosoma (cephalothorax)	Ventral View of Prosoma (cephalothorax)	Ventral View of Prosoma (cephalothorax)
Ventral View of Opisthosoma (abdomen)	Ventral View of Opisthosoma (abdomen)	Ventral View of Opisthosoma (abdomen)

SPIDERS OF BORNEO