Present status of Sicariidae (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Afrotropical region Author Lotz, L. N. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-10-19 3522 1 41 journal article 1175-5326 5FDF2E4A-1F35-4EC8-A1FE-DCE443E4E702 SICARIUS Walckenaer, 1847 ( Fig. 1 ) Sicarius Walckenaer, 1847: 879 ; Simon, 1893: 268 ; Gerschman & Schiapelli, 1979: 88 ; Newlands, 1986: 42 ; Platnick, Codington, Forster & Griswold, 1991: 54, 71; Dippenaar-Schoeman & Jocqu, 1997: 277 ; Jocqu & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2006: 230. Thomisoides Nicolet, 1849: 352 ; Keyserling, 1880: 238 . Hexomma Karsch, 1878 . Hexophthalma Karsch, 1879: 109 . Diagnosis: Carapace flat, wider than long; sternum wider than long; abdomen relativly flat with sickle-shaped setae; and leg femora with distinct setae. Distribution: Sicarius is known from South America, the Galapagos Islands and the Afrotropical region. At present distribution of this genus in the Afrotropical region is restricted to the southern African sub-region. The majority of species occur in the drier western half of southern Africa extending eastward to the north.