il eng ys ▁mal ab ar ensis ▁is ▁a ▁ar ane id ▁sp ider . ▁ ▁Fem ales ▁reach ▁a ▁body ▁length ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁The ▁legs ▁and ▁pal p ▁are ▁ann ulated ▁yellow ▁and ▁black . ▁Male ▁body ▁size ▁less ▁than ▁, ▁with ▁mostly ▁grey - black ▁legs . ▁ ▁N . ▁mal ab ar ensis ▁is ▁being ▁pre yed ▁upon ▁by ▁the ▁sp ider - e ating ▁jump ing ▁sp ider ▁Port ia . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁species ▁name ▁mal ab ar ensis ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Mal ab ar ▁coast ▁of ▁southern ▁India , ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁found . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁N . ▁mal ab ar ensis ▁occurs ▁in ▁South , ▁South - E ast ▁and ▁East ▁Asia ▁from ▁India ▁and ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines , ▁north ▁to ▁Y unn an , ▁China , ▁north - east ▁to ▁S aga ▁and ▁Kom pi ra , ▁Japan ▁and ▁east ▁to ▁Am bon ▁Island ▁of ▁Indones ia . ▁It ▁is ▁common ▁at ▁human ▁dwell ings ▁and ▁less ▁common ▁in ▁rain for est . ▁The ▁N iah ▁population ▁inhab its ▁cave ▁ent ran ces . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Category : A rane idae ▁Category : Sp iders ▁of ▁Asia ▁Category : Sp iders ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 2 <0x0A> </s> ▁S ung ai ▁Ch oh ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁Sel ang or , ▁Malays ia . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁between ▁Ser end ah ▁( 3   km ) ▁and ▁Raw ang ▁( 1 . 5