INDEX to Spiders of Sungai Tawau


 

Superfamily: Salticoidea
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Plexippinae
Tribe: Plexippini
Genus: Telamonia
Species:  Telamonia sp HOLY TRINITY

HOLY TRINITY 6-10-2014 MON 3:54PM

No official name for this new species yet.  SP HOLY TRINITY is a temporary code for record. It was found at Holy Trinity Church, thus named HOLY.

Telamonia sp HOLY TRINITY This male body length is 6mm.

The head itself is 2.5mm. 

Top view of the head. Top view of the head.
Tarsus-Final segment of the pedipalp Pedipalp

Tarsus-Final segment of the pedipalp

In mature male spiders, the final segment of the pedipalp, the tarsus, develops into a complicated structure (the palpal organ or bulb) that is used to transfer sperm to the female seminal receptacles during mating. The details of this structure vary considerably between different groups of spiders and are useful for identifying species.

Pedipalps are sensitive chemical detectors and function as taste and smell organs, supplementing those on the legs.

The cymbium is a spoon-shaped structure located at the end of the spider pedipalp that supports the palpal organ.