Runcinia insecta

Runcinia insecta
juvenile female
male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Runcinia
Species:
R. insecta
Binomial name
Runcinia insecta
(L. Koch, 1875)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Diaea insecta L. Koch, 1875
  • Runcinia affinis Simon, 1897
  • Runcinia annamita Simon, 1903
  • Runcinia albostriata Bösenberg & Strand, 1906
  • Plancinus advecticius Simon, 1909
  • Runcinia cataracta Lawrence, 1927
  • Thomisus cherapunjeus Tikader, 1966
  • Runcinia chauhani Sen & Basu, 1973
  • Runcinia sangasanga Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
  • Thomisus cherapunjius Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2024

Runcinia insecta is a species of spider in the family Thomisidae.[2] It is a common species with a very wide global distribution in the Afrotropical, Oriental, and Palaearctic regions.[3] It has been introduced to Australia.[2]

Distribution

Runcinia insecta occurs throughout Africa and Asia and has been introduced to Australia.[2]

In South Africa, the species is known from all provinces except Northern Cape.[3]

Habitat and ecology

Runcinia insecta are free-living on plants.[3]

In South Africa, they are commonly found on grass in Forest, Fynbos, Grassland, Indian Ocean Coastal Belt, and Savanna biomes at altitudes ranging from 7 to 1,842 m. The species has also been sampled in cotton, lucerne, and strawberry fields.[3]

Description

See also: Glossary of spider terms
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    juvenile female
  • male
    male
  • male
    male
  • male
    male
  • male
    male

References

  1. ^ Koch, L. (1875). Die Arachniden Australiens, nach der Natur beschrieben und abgebildet. Vol. 1. Nürnberg: Bauer & Raspe. pp. 577–740. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.121660.
  2. ^ a b c d "Runcinia insecta (L. Koch, 1875)". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-01.
  3. ^ a b c d Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 2 My-R. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 58. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513276. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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