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Thomisidae Thomisus

Thomisus perspicillatus (Thorell, 1890)

Buffalo Horn Crab Spider

The female of this Thomisus is characterised by a pair of blunt projections on the lateral edges of a sub-pentagonal abdomen, and a pale white butterfly-shaped marking on a rugose (sandpaper-like) carapace.

Length♀ 6 mm; ♂ unknown.
HabitatFoliage on roadside and secondary forests.
Type LocalityBorneo.
DistributionMalaysia (Sabah, Sarawak), Singapore.

Distribution of Thomisus perspicillatus (Thorell, 1890)

Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak), Singapore.

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