About Argiope dang Jäger & Praxaysombath, 2009
Argiope dang (first described by Jäger & Praxaysombath in 2009) exhibits the sexual dimorphism typical of orb weaver spiders. Males are smaller than females: males measure 1.9 to 2.0 mm in body length, while females reach 4.7 to 5.0 mm in body length. The male of this species has a distinctive copulatory organ, with an embolus that is more strongly undulate than the embolus of related species, and the embolus tip is bent at almost 180 degrees. The median apophysis has a slightly longer, thinner spur that has two small distal points. Females can be recognized by their long epigyne, which is an external genital structure that extends at a right angle, and by a distinctive coloration pattern on the opisthosoma (abdomen). The dorsal shield of the prosoma (the front body section) is yellow-brown with black markings, while the opisthosoma is bright silvery with six distinct markings and a darker posterior half. Argiope dang has been recorded from Thailand and Laos. It has also been observed in Indonesia, Malaysia (including Borneo), Cambodia, and Vietnam.
