Two NewOpadometaSpecies (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from Sarawak, Malaysia

Dispatch from the field II: the mystery of the red and blue Opadometa male (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Opadometa sarawakensis)

“…Our observations of females from DGFC largely agree with the description in Dzulhelmi et al (2015) (Figs 4b, 6, 7). We would only add that we observed a light distal brush on tibia II in addition to the heavy brushes found on tibiae I and IV (Figs 4b, 6).…”

“…Opadometa sarawakensis Dzulhelmi & Suriyanti, in Dzulhelmi et al 2015: p. 102-103, figs 5-13. (Link to treatment on Plazi)…”

“…Female: For description and diagnosis of female, see Dzulhelmi et al (2015) (also available on Plazi’s treatmentBank here). Our observations of females from DGFC largely agree with the description in Dzulhelmi et al (2015) (Figs 4b, 6, 7).…”

“…Dzulhelmi et al (2015) published a formal description of what is almost certainly the same red and blue Opadometa species based on a female specimen from Sarawak, Malaysia. The male was not described, and Dzulhelime et al echoed some of the sentiment expressed by Koh and Ming regarding the difficulties of associating male and female Opadometa .…”

“…The eight subspecies (seven of O. grata and one of O. fastigata ) were established on the order of 100 years ago and have not been revisited (Strand 1911, Strand 1915, Hogg 1919); their status seems dubious, but this issue is outside the scope of this contribution. The two species recently described in Dzulhelmi et al (2015) were based on females only.…”