It also lacks the light stripe down the centre of its dark brown carapace and has a less distinct pattern on its abdomen.

The male can be distinguished from the similar Menemerus nigli by the wide stripe on its abdomen.

It has characteristic large entrance bowls on its epigyne, which are larger than the insemination ducts and spermathecae combined.

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

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

The carapace is dark brown with a narrow streak formed of white hairs on the lateral edges.

A dense covering of white hairs can be found on the eye field and in the middle of the carapace.

The mouthparts, consisting of chelicerae, labium and maxilae, are dark brown, as is the underside of the carapace or sternum.

The topside is dark brown apart from an indistinct lighter stripe down the middle and two white patches at the very rear.

The epigyne is oval with a shallow central depression that is plugged with a waxy secretion in some examples.

[16] The copulatory openings lead to short wide insemination ducts and spherical spermathecae.

[19] The male is similar to Menemerus pilosus but differs in the shape of its tibial apophysis.

They attack using a complex approach to their prey and are generally more proactive in comparison to web-spinning spiders.

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

[15] The first males to be described were found in the Hwange National Park in 1999, mature and juvenile examples.