African Arachnida Database (AFRAD)  











   Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. & Jocqué, R. 2007. Fact Sheet on the family Thomisidae of the Afrotropical Region. Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Council www.arc.agric.za FAMILY: THOMISIDAE (Crab spiders) ORDER: Araneae GENUS: Thomisus Male palp Female dorsal view Line drawing epigynum J.Marais A.S. Dippenaar-Schoeman Female habitus Line drawing of female B. Thaler Knoflach Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1983 Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1983 Description:


Behaviour:
The mature spiders were collected from August to March from grass and trees. (Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1983: 25)

Distribution:
Widespread throughout Africa, Cape Verde, France, India, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Socotra and mainland Yemen.


SPECIES: Thomisus citrinellus


Acknowledge: Vida van der Walt