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Acusilas malaccensis

Tiger Marshmallow Spider
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Taxonomy

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Description
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Tiger Marshmallow Spider (Acusilas malaccensis) is a type of leaf rolling orb weaver belonging to the family Araneidae. The common name applied to this species due to its tiger stripes abdomen and marshmallow-like form. It has a remarkable red and yellow colouring. Compared to other species, the males are significantly smaller, which measured at 2 mm in length as opposed to 8-10 mm for females.  This species is distributed in Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Laos, Papua New Guinea, China and Japan. It is found in primary and secondary forests (Koh & Bay, 2019). 

Biodiversity Experts
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Profile
Nik Ahmad Irwan Izzauddin Bin Nik Him (Dr.)
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Spiders
  • Biodiversity
  • PM
Norma Binti Che Yusoff (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Spiders (Ecology)
  • Protected Areas
  • Marine & Coastal
  • Digital Sequence Information (DSI)
  • Climate Change
  • PM
  • W
Rosli Hashim (Prof. Dr.)
University of Malaya (UM)
  • Birds (Ecology)
  • Mammals (Ecology)
  • Spiders
  • Insects
  • Biodiversity
  • Protected Areas
  • PM
  • W
Tan Li Peng (Dr.)
Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
  • Arachnids
  • Insects
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Forest
  • PM
PM - Peninsular Malaysia; SBH - Sabah; SWK - Sarawak; SEA - Southeast Asia; W - World;

References
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Article
  1. 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
Book
  1. Koh, J.K.H. & Bay, N. (2019). Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide. Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia. pp. 497.

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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Aida Salihah Binti Abu Bakar, Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat

Species Citation :- Acusilas malaccensis. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/60861. [Retrieved 23 March 2023].

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