Cymbacha Explained

Cymbacha is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1874.^[1]

Species

it contains eight species, endemic to Papua New Guinea, Australia, and Sri Lanka:^[2]

• Cymbacha cerea L. Koch, 1876 – Australia (Queensland)
• Cymbacha festiva L. Koch, 1874 (type) – Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
• Cymbacha ocellata L. Koch, 1874 – Australia (Queensland)
• Cymbacha saucia L. Koch, 1874 – New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
• Cymbacha setosa L. Koch, 1874 – Australia (Queensland)
• Cymbacha similis L. Koch, 1876 – Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania)
• Cymbacha simplex Simon, 1895 – Sri Lanka
• Cymbacha striatipes L. Koch, 1876 – Australia (Queensland)

See also

• List of Thomisidae species

Further reading

• Book: Simon, E. 1895. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Roret . Paris. fr. 10.5962/bhl.title.51973.
• Chrysanthus. P.. Pater Chrysanthus. 1964. Spiders from south New Guinea VI. Nova Guinea, Zoology. 87–104. 28.
• Thorell. T.. 1881. Studi sui Ragni Malesi e Papuani. III. Ragni dell'Austro Malesia e del Capo York, conservati nel Museo civico di storia naturale di Genova. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 1–727. 17.

Notes and References

1. Book: Koch, L.. 1874. Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet . 473–576. Bauer & Raspe. 10.5962/bhl.title.121660. Ludwig_Carl_Christian_Koch.
2. Gen. Cymbacha L. Koch, 1874. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2020-08-03. 2020. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.