Trapezoid crab spider

Sidymella trapezia

Sidymella trapezia is a species of crab spider found in Australia.
Trapezoid crab spider A pale-coloured spider with a trapezium shaped abdomen. Darker markings follow the line of the body within the margins. 5 mm body length Arachnid,Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Macro,Sidymella trapezia,Summer,Thomisidae,Trapezoid crab spider,fauna,flower crab spider,invertebrate,new south wales

Appearance

A pale, semi-transparent spider usually found on foliage, with a trapezium shaped abdomen. Darker markings follow the line of the body within the margins. Widespread and common across Australia from west to east including islands. Females to 7mm, males to 4mm. Smaller than Sidymella longipes and with more equally sized legs.
Trapezoid crab spider Native to this country, New Zealand and South America. These tiny Sidymella sp. spiders within family Thomisidae are distinguished by their triangular abdomen with two points at the rear. I really like the dynamic markings on this one, others I've found have been more uniformly beige/yellow. Body length 7 mm Araneae,Australia,Geotagged,Sidymella trapezia,Thomisidae,Trapezoid crab spider,Winter,arachnid,arthropod,crab spider,fauna,flower crab spider,invertebrate,macro,new south wales,trapezoid crab spider

Naming

Synonym
Stephanopis trapezia L. Koch, 1874

Originally placed in Stephanopis by Koch in 1874, then into Sidyma by Simon in 1908, but that generic name was preoccupied and the name Sidymella was erected in 1942 by Strand.

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http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1846
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyThomisidae
GenusSidymella
SpeciesSidymella trapezia
Photographed in
Australia