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Cheiracanthiidae Cheiracanthium

Cheiracanthium approximatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885

Black-faced Sac Spider

The chelicerae and ocular area of the males and females of this species are black. However, the male palps are smaller than those of C. insigne, and show a different structure under a microscope.

Length♀ 6–8; ♂ 7–8 mm.
HabitatFoliage in open habitat such as parkland, overgrown field, and edges of mangroves.
Type LocalityNortheast of Islamabad, Pakistan.
DistributionChina, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore.

Taxonomy

Type Depositories

  1. Holotype

    Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) = Hope Entomological Collections Oxford (HECO), Oxford, UK; ♀ (not found) (Marusik, Omelko & Simmons, 2020)

  2. Paralectotype(s)

    Oxford University Museum of Natural History (OUMNH) = Hope Entomological Collections Oxford (HECO), Oxford, UK; 2♂ (6, B378, v20; 32) of Cheiracanthium adjacens (Marusik, Omelko & Simmons, 2020)

Taxonomic references

  1. Cheiracanthium adjacens (♂ only; misidentified per Marusik, Omelko & Simmons, 2020: 341)

    O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885b Araneidea. In: Scientific results of the second Yarkand mission; based upon the collections and notes of the late Ferdinand Stoliczka, Ph. D: 24, pl. 2, f. 17 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.119960

  2. Cheiracanthium approximatum (species inquirenda)

    Zhang, Yu & Li, 2020 New cheiracanthiid spiders from Xishuangbanna rainforest, southwestern China (Araneae, Cheiracanthiidae): 64 doi:10.3897/zookeys.940.51802

  3. Cheiracanthium approximatum (♂♀, Synonym of Chiracanthium adjacensoides = paradjacens, removed from Synonym of C. insulanum, contra Chen & Huang, 2004: 56; Synonym of )

    Marusik, Omelko & Simmons, 2020 Redescription of two west Himalayan Cheiracanthium (Aranei: Cheiracanthiidae): 341, f. 1, 2a-c,e, 4-7, 9-12, 25-31 doi:10.15298/arthsel.29.3.07

Distribution of Cheiracanthium approximatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885

China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore.

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