The spider lives in large nest complexes that can stretch between trees in mangrove savannas.

The male abdomen has a pattern that includes a brown streak and silver spots.

[1] It was one of over 500 species identified by the Polish arachnologist during her career, making her one of the most prolific experts in the field.

[6] Genetic analysis has shown that the genus is related to the genera Helvetia and Phintella.

[10] The vast majority of the species in Menemerines are members of the genus, with additional examples from Kima and Leptorchestes.

The spider has a low dark clypeus that features a scattering of grey hairs.

It is covered in dense brown and grey hairs like the carapace, which are longer to the edges.

The abdomen also has a distinctive pattern with a yellowish streak down the middle that, in some examples, is complemented by two lines of yellow patches.

The chelicerae are brown like the male but female labium and maxilae have pale yellow chewing margins that do not exist on the other sex.

The spider's epigyne has a large central depression, sometimes partially plugged by wax, and a notch on the very rear.

The female is similar to the related Menemerus paradoxus, but has a narrower pocket in its epigyne and smaller spermathecae.

The male has similarities to Menemerus meridionalis but differs in having a larger retrolateral apophysis.

[23] Menemerus spiders are found throughout Africa and Asia, and have been identified as far as Latin America.

[1] The male holotype was found at Mbita Point, Kenya, on the side of Lake Victoria at an altitude of 1,150 m (3,770 ft) above sea level in 2001.

[20] Each spider has its own nest within the complex, generally spaced between 5 and 15 mm (0.20 and 0.59 in), but also occasionally touching.