Camaricus
Camaricus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887.
Distribution
Species in this genus are found in Africa, Asia, and on New Caledonia.Life style
Camaricus can be found on vegetation, usually in grass and in the herb layer.Description
Females and males are 7 to 9 mm in total length. The carapace is reddish brown, shiny, and evenly convex dorsally with black spots over the lateral eyes. The median ocular quadrangle is wider than long and narrower anteriorly than posteriorly. The anterior eye row is slightly recurved while the posterior eye row is more strongly recurved.The abdomen is round and slightly flattened dorsally, decorated with distinct yellow and black patterns. The legs are paler with distinct longitudinal bands or spots, and legs I and II are not much longer than III and IV.
Males resemble the female but are only slightly smaller with dark legs.
Species
, this genus includes fourteen species:Camaricus castaneiceps Berland, 1924 – New CaledoniaCamaricus chayani Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2017 – BangladeshCamaricus cimex – TanzaniaCamaricus florae Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesCamaricus formosus Thorell, 1887 – India to Indonesia, China, Philippines Camaricus khandalaensis Tikader, 1980 – IndiaCamaricus maugei – India to Vietnam, Indonesia Camaricus medog Wang, Lu & Z. S. Zhang, 2024 – ChinaCamaricus mimus – Ethiopia, TanzaniaCamaricus nigrotesselatus Simon, 1895 – DR Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South AfricaCamaricus parisukatus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesCamaricus pulchellus Simon, 1903 – VietnamCamaricus rinkae Biswas & Roy, 2005 – IndiaCamaricus siltorsus Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2007 – IndiaNomen dubium