Lipocrea


Lipocrea is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1878.
, it was synonymized with the genus Larinia.

Description

Female and male spiders measure 7-8 mm in total length. These spiders have straw-coloured bodies and legs. The carapace is elongate pear-shaped but narrower in the eye region with an elongate fovea and a narrow longitudinal band dorsally. The abdomen is straw-coloured frequently with paired black spots, oval and elongate with a narrow tip anteriorly and a slight hump above the spinnerets. Their legs are very long and decorated with spots and setae, same color as body, and bear setae with dark spots at their bases.

Species

, this genus includes five species:Lipocrea diluta Thorell, 1887 – Myanmar, IndonesiaLipocrea epeiroidesSpain, Italy, Malta, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, Yemen, IndiaLipocrea fusiformisIndia, Japan, Philippines, Indonesia Lipocrea longissima – Central, East, Southern AfricaLipocrea phosopThailand