Synema riflense
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| Simonstown Synema crab spider | |
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| S. riflense from South Africa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Synema |
| Species: | S. riflense |
| Binomial name | |
| Synema riflense Strand, 1909 | |
Synema riflense is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is endemic to South Africa[1] and is commonly known as the Simonstown Synema crab spider.[2]
The species was first described by Embrik Strand in 1909 based on a male specimen collected during the German Antarctic Expedition of 1901-1903.[3] The holotype is deposited in the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin.[1]
Distribution
Habitat
Description
Currently, only the male of Synema riflense has been described in detail.
The male has a total length of 2.8 mm.[3]
The cephalothorax is brownish-yellow, noticeably darker than the extremities, with black eyes. The eye region is whitish, while the rest of the cephalothorax is uniform in color. The chelicerae and labium are similar to the latter, and the sternum and maxillae are lighter.The opisthosoma is brownish-yellow above, lightly reddish, with fine whitish tubercles that form a specific pattern when viewed from above. The dorsal surface shows two rounded dark spots in the middle, with additional markings including a cross-shaped pattern of four spots in the center and two curved rows of spots forming connected patches.[3]
The female remains undescribed.[2]
