Kromme-Geelhout-Database
Species details
Genus
Genus : Platyoides
Family: Trochanteriidae (Arachnida)
Taxon : Land invertebrate
Group : Animal
SPECIES
pirieNOTES
A small, flattened spider with a carapace which is longer than wide. All the eyes, except the posterior median eyes have clack circles around them. The legs stick out to the sides and the last pair is generally folded over the abdomen. The chelicerae are enlarged and point forwards. Their flattened bodies are an adaptation to living in narrow crevices.
AUTHORITY
Platnick, 1985Sub Author
Conservation
UncommonHabit
Not ApplicableLand Invertebrate
Spider (8 legs)Colour
- Notes: A black carapace which is slightly lighter in colour than the abdomen which has faint paler longitudinal lines. The under side has two white spots
- Colour: Black
Common Name
- Spider
- Scorpion spider
- Spider
- Scorpion spider
Habitat
- NOTES: Found under lichen growing on a water tank
- HABITAT NAME: Bush
Uses
- None known
- None
Months
- All year
- April
- All year
- April
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