''Anelosimus eidur'' is a species of
tangle-web spider found in
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. Its habitat is high elevation scrub forest, in
Southern Highlands Province and
Enga Province
Enga is one of the provinces in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It is located in the north most region of the highlands of PNG, having been divided from the Western Highlands to become a separate province when the provinces were created at the time of in ...
. It has a total length of , with the females being larger than the males. It can be identified by its unique genitalia, particularly the spiraling
embolus in the males. The web structure is similar to social and sub-social species, leading to its tentative identification as subsocial. The species is named Eiður Francis, the son of
Ingi Agnarsson who first identified the species in 2012.
References
Theridiidae
Spiders of Oceania
Spiders described in 2012
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