Colopea laeta explained

Colopea laeta is a species of spider belonging to the family Stenochilidae.[1]

Distribution

This spider species is found in Myanmar and Thailand.[1]

Description

The juvenile holotype measures 4.25mm.[2] The male spider, as described by Lehtinen in 1982, measures 4.7mm, and the female measures 7.6mm.[3]

Taxonomy

This spider species was first described under the protonym Metronax laetus by Thorell in 1895. In 1974, Platnick and Shadab placed it in synonymy with Colopea pusilla.[4] It was later relieved of synonymy in the genus Colopea by Lehtinen in 1982.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Family: Stenochilidae Thorell, 1873. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2023-04-05. 2023. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.
  2. Book: Thorell, Tord. Descriptive Catalogue of the Spiders of Burma. 1895. British Museum. London.
  3. Lehtinen. P.T.. Spiders of the Oriental-Australian region. IV. Stenochilidae. Annales Zoologici Fennici. 19. 2. 115–128. 2013.
  4. Platnick. Norman I.. Shadab, Mohammad U.. A revision of the spider family Stenochilidae (Arachnida, Araneae). American Museum Novitates. 2556. 1–14. 1974.

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