Borboropactus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1884.
Distribution Species in this genus are found in Africa, Asia, and Papua New Guinea:
Life style Spiders in this genus are free-living ground dwellers. They are found under logs among decaying leaves in damp areas. Due to the club-shaped setae covering their body, specimens are frequently covered with mud and sand particles adhering to the setae.
Description Females and males are 7 to 8 mm in total length. The carapace is narrower in the eye region with a longitudinal fovea. The abdomen is roundish with coriaceus integument covered with scales and club-shaped setae.
The legs have thick and inflated femora, with thick tibiae and metatarsi bearing long setae in a double row below. The front legs are directed to the front and not sideways. These spiders are recognised by legs I and II that are very thick.
Species , this genus includes nineteen species:
Borboropactus asper (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1884) – Sri Lanka Borboropactus australis (Lawrence, 1937) – South Africa Borboropactus bangkongeus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines (Luzon) Borboropactus biprocessus Tang, Yin & Peng, 2012 – China Borboropactus brevidens Tang & Li, 2010 – China Borboropactus cinerascens (Doleschall, 1859) – India (Nicobar Is.), China, Thailand, Malaysia (peninsula, Borneo), Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia (Sumatra, Borneo, Java, Moluccas, New Guinea), Papua New Guinea Borboropactus edentatus Tang & Li, 2010 – China Borboropactus elephantus (Tikader, 1966) – India Borboropactus gialong Benjamin, 2024 – Vietnam Borboropactus javanicola (Strand, 1913) – Indonesia (Java) Borboropactus jiangyong Yin, Peng, Yan & Kim, 2004 – China Borboropactus longidens Tang & Li, 2010 – China (Hainan), Vietnam Borboropactus nanda Lin & Li, 2023 – China Borboropactus noditarsis (Simon, 1903) – West Africa Borboropactus nyerere Benjamin, 2011 – Tanzania Borboropactus palaniensis Benjamin, 2024 – India Borboropactus silvicola (Lawrence, 1938) – South Africa Borboropactus squalidus Simon, 1884 – Zambia, South Africa (type species) Borboropactus vulcanicus (Doleschall, 1859) – Indonesia (Java)
In synonymy: B. bangkongeus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 = Borboropactus cinerascens (Doleschall, 1859) B. divergens (Hogg, 1914) = Borboropactus bituberculatus Simon, 1884 B. hainanus Song, 1993 = Borboropactus bituberculatus Simon, 1884 B. mindoroensis Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 = Borboropactus cinerascens (Doleschall, 1859) B. umaasaeus Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 = Borboropactus cinerascens (Doleschall, 1859)
Nomen dubium B. cinerascens (Strand, 1907
See also List of Thomisidae species
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