Jolly Telamonia

Telamonia festiva

Description

Telamonia festiva has a broad cepalothorax and narrow abdomen. This spider has a black base color with white hair markings on the cephalothorax and abdomen. The white marking hair on the cephalothorax is shaped like an arc while on the abdomen is like a “V” shape ending with a circle near the end of the abdomen.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

Male: 6-8 mm; Female: 8-9 mm

Ar

Arboreal

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Arachnida

ORDER

:

Aranae

FAMILY

:

Salticidae

GENUS

:

Telamonia

SPECIES

:

Telamonia festiva

Distribution

Telamonia festiva can be found in grasses or shrubs in forest or plantation area.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Southern China.

Habits and Lifestyle

Telamonia festiva active during the day, could jump to another spot to hunt their prey.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial, Arboreal

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Telamonia festiva feed on small insect.

Diet : Insectivora

Mating Habits

Male Telamonia festiva produce vibration to call and attract female.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : –

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Not Evaluated (NE)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. Telamonia. WIkipedia article
  2. Jumping Spider (Salticidae). WIkipedia article
  3. Jolly Telamonia Telamonia festiva (Thorell) 1878 from A Guide to Common Singapore Spiders
  4. The Jolly Telamonia (Telamonia festiva), Sumatra Indonesia