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Moneta mirabilis
Moneta mirabilis is a species of spider in the family Theridiidae (comb-footed spiders). It is found across East Asia and Southeast Asia, including China, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Japan.
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Description
Based on the detailed morphological description by Zhu (1998), females of M. mirabilis have a body length of 5.0-6.0 mm. The carapace is light yellowish-brown with dark black marginal stripes and measures 1.7-2.0 mm in length and 1.6-1.85 mm in width. The abdomen is light yellowish-brown dorsally with light black spots and many small light reddish-white scale-like spots. Males are slightly smaller, with a body length of approximately 4.9 mm and similar coloration to females. The legs show a distinctive pattern with the femora being light yellowish-brown, while the metatarsi and tarsi of legs III and IV, along with all patellae, are light blackish-brown.
== References ==
Range & habitat
M. mirabilis has a wide distribution across East and Southeast Asia. It has been recorded from China, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Japan, representing one of the more widely distributed species in the genus Moneta.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 741385.