Gea spinipes
Taxonomy
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Genus
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Specific Epithetspinipes C. L. Koch, 1843
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Infraspecific
- subsp. nigrifrons Simon, 1901
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Common Name
- Spiny Gea (English)
- Spiny Shoulder-horn Spider (English)
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ResidentialNative
Description
Gea spinipes, or commonly known as spiny Gea, is normally found on the geometrically symmetrical orb-web among very low vegetation. Females can reach up to 11 mm which makes them easy to be seen and photographed. Males are significantly smaller. Their webs are hardly more than one meter from the ground, often decorated with stabilimenta. The webs are covered with water droplets, making them visible from quite a distance. This spider will instantly drop from the web and disappear on the ground vegetation as it encounters threat. This species is widespread in India, China, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Taiwan to Borneo.
Location
- Perak 2
- Sabah 1
Specimen
| Collection Center | Dried | Live | Slide | Wet | Total | |
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Biodiversity Experts
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Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin Bin Nik Him (Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
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Spiders,
Biodiversity
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Norma Binti Che Yusoff (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Spiders (Ecology),
Protected Areas, Marine & Coastal, Digital Sequence Information (DSI) & Climate Change
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Rosli Hashim (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
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Birds (Ecology), Mammals (Ecology), Spiders, Insects,
Biodiversity & Protected Areas
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Tan Li Peng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
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Arachnids, Insects,
Agriculture, Biodiversity & Forest
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References
- Dzulhelmi, M.N., Wong, C.X., Goh, T.G., Juhaida, H. & Faszly, R. (2014). Spider fauna (Arachnida, Araneae) from Sabah, Malaysia. Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies 2 (5), 335-344. https://www.entomoljournal.com/vol2Issue5/pdf/68.1.pdf
- Koh, J.K.H., Norma-Rashid, Y. & Koh, J.W.B. (2013). A preliminary checklist of Sarawak spiders. Sarawak Museum Journal 71 (92), 203-254
- Norma-Rashid, Y. & Li, D. (2009). A checklist of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Peninsular Malaysia inclusive of twenty new records. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 57 (2), 305-322
- Koh, J.K.H. & Bay, N. (2019). Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide. Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia. pp. 497.
- Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin, N. H., Suhaila, A.H. & Zarul, H.H. (2019). Royal Belum-Temengor Rainforest : The Hidden Treasure of Perak. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia and Kementerian Air, Tanah dan Sumber Asli. pp. 300.
- Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin, N. H., Suhaila, A.H. & Husni, C.N. (2023). Spiders: 100 Common Species in Penang. Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia & Kementerian Sumber Asli, Alam Sekitar dan Perubahan Iklim, Malaysia.
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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Mr. Badrul Amin Bin Jaffar, Mr. Ikman Bin Sabini, Ms. Ilmie Syafiqah Binti Mohd Termizi, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin, Ms. Nurul Fatinizzati Binti Abd Halim, Mr. Tan Kok Kiat & Mr. Yasser Mohamed Arifin
Photo credit :- Husni Che Ngah & USM
Species Citation :- Gea spinipes. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/60829. [Retrieved 19 April 2024].
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