Garcia Crevice Weaver
This species is sexually dimorphic, with the male showing a totally different abdominal pattern from the female. The male has a patch of white setae on the dorsum, while the female abdomen has indistinct patches of yellow-brown hairs against a dark background on the dorsal side. In both cases, the yellow-brown carapace is covered by a flattened layer of dark grey hairs.
| Length | ♀ 5 mm; ♂ 4–5 mm |
| Type Locality | San Mateo Cave, Rizal, Philippines |
| Distribution | Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles. |
| Habitat | On walls or in crevices around the windows and door frames of derelict or poorly-maintained buildings. |
| Biology | Several spiders may be found in one web. As shown on the previous page, webs often contain fragments of prey. |
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Suborder Araneomorphae (Typical Spiders)
Holotype
Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium; ♀ (143165) of Pritha sechellana (Magalhaes et al., 2022a)
Holotype
University of Turku Zoological Museum (MZT/ZMUT), Turku, Finland; ♀ of Pritha heikkii (Magalhaes et al., 2022a)
Paratype
Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium; 3♀ 2 Juvenile (143106) of Pritha sechellana (Magalhaes et al., 2022a)
Syntype
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France; 2♂ 1♀ (AR 5414) (Magalhaes et al., 2022a)
Syntype
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France; 1♂ 1♀ of Filistata pulchella (Magalhaes et al., 2022a)
Allotype
Musée Royal de l’Afrique Centrale, Tervuren (MRAC/RMCA), Belgium; ♀ (143165) of Pritha sechellana (Magalhaes et al., 2022a)
Filistata garciai (Original description ♂♀)
Filistata pulchella (Original description ♂♀)
Pritha garciai (♂, Transferred from Filistata, Synonym of Filistata pulchella)
Lehtinen, 1967 Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha: 260, f. 23
Pritha heikkii (Original description ♀)
Saaristo, 1978 Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from the Seychelle islands, with notes on taxonomy: 99, f. 1-10
Pritha sechellana (Original description ♂♀)
Benoit, 1978g Contributions à l'étude de la faune terrestre des îles granitiques de l'archipel des Séchelles (Mission P: 677, f. A-B
Pritha heikkii (mf, Synonym of Pritha sechellana)
Saaristo, 2010 Araneae: 69, f. 10.1-6
Labahitha (♂)
Zonstein, Marusik & Magalhaes, 2017 Labahitha nom: 307, f. 4A-B doi:10.15298/arthsel.26.4.04
Labahitha garciai (♂♀, Transferred from Pritha, Synonym of Pritha heikkii = P. sechellana)
Magalhaes et al., 2022a Labahitha spiders (Arachnida: Araneae: Filistatidae) from islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans: 12, f. 2C-E, 7A-I, 8A-H, 9A-E, 10A-H, 11A-D, 12A-F, 28A, 29A-B doi:10.5852/ejt.2022.805.1693
* Retrieved from the World Spider Catalog.
Singapore, Malaysia (Sarawak), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles.