Brettus celebensis ( Merian 1911 )

Ahmed, Javed, Khalap, Rajashree, Hill, David E., N., Sumukha J. & Mohan, Krishna, 2017, First record of Brettus cingulatus from India, with a review of Brettus in South and Southeast Asia (Araneae: Salticidae: Spartaeinae), Peckhamia 151 (1), pp. 1-13 : 4

Brettus celebensis ( Merian 1911)

♀ [7] Macopaeus celebensis Merian 1911 (Wald bei Duluduo, Celebes) Brettus celebensis Wanless 1980 (Celebes)

B. celebensis is known from only a single female specimen in poor condition. Wanless (1980) thought that this was closely related to B. anchorum , perhaps with the spermathecae in a more anterior position on either side of a wider pair of medial ducts. His drawing of the epigynum showed only a simple external view. The carapace is dark orange-brown, and the chelicerae are orange-brown. The clypeus bears some "whitish" setae, as do the legs which are brown to yellow-brown. Leg I has a dense dorsal fringe on the tibia, and dense grey-black ventral fringes. According to Merian the carapace was brown, the opisthosoma darker than this. More work is necessary to establish the identity of this species, and to document the field marks of both males and females. This represents the extreme eastern distribution of Brettus .