Zygometis xanthogaster

1 Crab spider or Flower spider at Gowrie, ACT

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Identification history

Zygometis xanthogaster	29 Nov 2023	YumiCallaway
Thomisus spectabilis	27 Jun 2018	AndrewO
Thomisus spectabilis	6 Jan 2018	MichaelMulvaney
Zygometis xanthogaster	22 Dec 2017	ArcherCallaway
Unidentified	22 Dec 2017	ArcherCallaway

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2 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

3 Jan 2018

I think this white crab spider is not likely to be the Spectacular Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis)

YumiCallaway wrote:

5 Dec 2019

I believe the same justification I gave in sighting 4243946 applies to this one too. It doesn't have the distinct lumps on the top of either side of the abdomen which can be seen in all sightings of spiders with the ID of Thomisus spectabilis on other platforms. On the other hand, Zygometis xanthogaster fits in much more precisely: basically all white, a rounded abdomen with a particular patterning of dark dots and some orange hairs on its face.
Please let me know if you disagree, but for now I'll change the ID to Zygometis zanthogaster because Thomisus spectabilis really doesn't seem to fit.

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