Uroballus kinabalu explained

Uroballus kinabalu is a species of spider of the genus Uroballus. It is endemic to the Malaysian part of Borneo.^[1]

This species is closest to Uroballus koponeni. U. koponeni has different spermathecal chambers, longer spinnerets, and long abdominal hairs.^[2]

Distribution

Uroballus kinabalu has been described only from one female, which was collected in 1992, by night fogging from tree canopies in Mt. Kinabalu National Park, North Borneo. The tree species it was found on was Xanthophylum affine.^[2]

Description

The body of the female is about 3 mm long. On its back, it has 4-5 transverse brownish stripes. As in other Uroballus, the spinnerets are long.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uroballus kinabalu Logunov, 2018 . World Spider Catalog . 20 March 2019.
2. Logunov, D. V. (2018). Description of two new species from the genera Stertinius Simon, 1890 and Uroballus Simon, 1902 (Aranei: Salticidae) from north Borneo. Arthropoda Selecta 27(1): 57-60