Box spider | Crossopriza lyoni
Crossopriza lyoni (Blackwall, 1867) (Family: Pholcidae)
Common name: Box spider
Size: Female 5-6 mm, Male 3-5 mm
Distribution: Cosmopolitan
Description: Cephalothorax wider than long, greyish white in colour, a dark band along mid longitudinal line; top part of the cephalothorax with deep excavation. Six pearly eyes located in the tip of cephalothorax. Legs long, fragile, with fine hairs; small black spots all over the legs, joints are black in colour. Abdomen greyish off white with black and white patches in the sides and dorsum; cardiac area transparent; triangular in shape when viewed from sides, with the spinnerets located in the lower projection of the triangle. A small conical extension is projected at the upper posterior end of the abdomen.
Contributed By : Sudhikumar A.V.
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