Redescription of the female and first description of the male of Runcinia ghorpadei Tikader, 1980 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from India

Abstract

Runcinia spider is distinguished by a cephalothorax that is slightly wider than it is long, with a cephalic region featuring prominent ocular tubercles covered in hairs and spines. Its legs are long and robust, with the first and second pairs significantly longer than the others. The abdomen is elongated, adorned with spines, tapering at the rear, and marked by prominent longitudinal muscular corrugations along the lateral sides. Runcinia ghorpadei Tikader, 1980 (only female specimen) described by the original author was poor in the light of modern taxonomy or specimen was immature, hence the redescription of the female, along with the description of male.