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Anepsion maritatum

Marble Anepsion
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Taxonomy

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Description
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Marble Anepsion (Anepsion maritatum) is a type of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is easily recognised by its marble-like patterns on the dorsally convex abdomen, especially on the females’ abdomen. Both males and females are similar in size, measuring 2 mm in length.  It is widely distributed in Peninsular Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos, and parts of China. It is found living in primary and secondary forests (Koh & Bay, 2019).

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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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Book
  1. Koh, J.K.H. & Bay, N. (2019). Borneo Spiders: A Photographic Field Guide. Sabah Forestry Department, Malaysia. pp. 497.
Online
  1. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved May 22, 2018, from https://wsc.nmbe.ch

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Acknowledgements :- Ms. Norazah Binti Norddin & Mr. Tan Kok Kiat

Species Citation :- Anepsion maritatum. Malaysia Biodiversity Information System (MyBIS). Accessed via https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/68374. [Retrieved 23 March 2023].

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