Xysticus geometres

Fact Box Species: Xysticus geometres (RM) (but see notes below) Family: Thomisidae Body length: female: 6 mm male: 4 mm Habitat: On or under the bark of trees and on green leaves Toxicity: Unknown; may be too small to cause illness in humans

Front view A melanic male? Immature female Underneath juvenile

In December 2016 the World Spider Catalog lists Xysticus geometres as a Queensland species but subsequent revisions may lead to an entirely different name being adopted.

Known range: Never found in large numbers this species has been recorded as being in Cairns, Barcaldine, Bundaberg and some localities west of Brisbane.

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Other dark coloured thomisids.