The crab spider genus Tarrocanus Simon, 1895 with notes on the genera Alcimochthes Simon, 1895 and Domatha Simon, 1895 (Araneae: Thomisidae) Author Ileperuma Arachchi, Ilesha S. Author Benjamin, Suresh P. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-06-06 4613 3 587 593 journal article 26577 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.3.10 1a9205b6-b1c8-4f35-814f-15df27982b4c 1175-5326 3239825 B193E70D-FC46-44A5-97AA-14DB0AF30AA1 Domatha vivida Simon, 1895 ( Figs 3 , 16, 17 ) Domatha vivida Simon, 1895 : 979 , fig. 1048 ( ♂ , ♀ ). Material examined. PHILIPPINES : 6 ♂ , several juveniles, Manila ( MNHN11376 ). Description. Male ( MNHN11376, based on alcohol preserved type series): Prosoma brown and a bit darker on sides, wider in the centre, covered with weak sub-erected setae and some long setae, the marking on the middle not clear in the alcohol preserved specimen but a light-yellow outline visible. Both eye rows recurved. Lateral eyes bear enlarged yellowish grey eye tubercles. Opisthosoma lighter in colour than prosoma, anterior half more or less square shaped and posterior half truncated, two muscle spots present in the centre. Legs yellowish white, covered with short setae and sparsely distributed short spines. Palp as in Figs 16, 17 . VTA hook-shaped with a flat tip. RTA short, with a blunt tip slanted towards VTA. Simple round tegulum, embolus short and circles around ¾ of tegulum, distal ¼ part with a dent-like process followed by a curved, hook-like tip directed inwards. FIGURES 1–9. 1 Tarrocanus capra (male), Bowatenna Forest Reserve, dorsal view; 2 Tarrocanus jaffnaensis sp. nov (male), Mundathivu, Jaffna, dorsal view; 3 Domatha vivida (male), type specimen (MNHN 11376), dorsal view; 4 Tarrocanus capra (male), lateral view; 5 Tarrocanus jaffnaensis sp. nov (male), lateral view; 6–7 T . capra , left male palp (6 ventral, 7 retrolateral). 8–9 T. jaffnaensis sp. nov. , left male palp (8 ventral, 9 retrolateral). Arrows point to the lateral eye tubercles. Scale bars: 0.2 mm (6–9), 1 mm (1–5). Female: Unknown. Distribution . Only known from the Philippines ( World Spider Catalog 2019 ).