Tmarus guineensis
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| Guinea Tmarus crab spider | |
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| male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Tmarus |
| Species: | T. guineensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tmarus guineensis Millot, 1942 | |
Tmarus guineensis is a species of crab spider of the genus Tmarus. It is found in Guinea and South Africa.[1][2]
The species name guineensis refers to Guinea, the West African country where the type specimen was first collected.[3]
Distribution
Tmarus guineensis has been recorded from Guinea in West Africa and South Africa.[1] In South Africa, it has been sampled from the Northern Cape Province (Springbok) and Western Cape Province (Aardvark Nature Reserve). The species is expected to occur in countries between Guinea and South Africa, but has not yet been documented from intermediate locations.[2]
Habitat
Description
Only males of this species have been collected and described by scientists. Males are small spiders with a total length of 3.9 mm. The cephalothorax is fawn to grey in color with white mottling, while the eye area appears grey. The opisthosoma is notably longer than the cephalothorax and has an elongated shape that widens towards the rear, bearing numerous erect bristles. The opisthosoma is ivory colored with greyish-black markings and has a broad grey line on the underside. The legs are pale yellow with grey mottling.[4]
The species can be distinguished from related African crab spiders by the distinctive shape of its male reproductive structures and the characteristic elongated abdomen with a distinct tubercle.[4]
