Oxyopidae Hamataliwa

Hamataliwa incompta (Thorell, 1895)

Common Boxy Lynx Spider

In both sexes, the front part of the cephalothorax is particularly boxy in side view. A broad longitudinal band of glittering setae (easily rubbed off) is flanked by a pair of dark brown lateral belts with variable indentations jutting slightly towards the midline of the abdomen.

Length	♀ 4–7 mm; ♂ 5 mm.
Habitat	Understorey and canopy foliage in primary and secondary rainforests.
Biology	A mother guarding a papery egg sac on a leaf fragment is shown in the picture at the bottom.
Type Locality	Yangon, Myanmar.
Distribution	Unable to find parent[281] of [Sabah]