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Crab Spider
Oxytate virens
19.8758, 72.6856
Field Notes
Description:
Oxytate is a genus of spiders belonging to Family Thomisidae...one of the crab spiders .
Cephalothorax almost flat and cirular and narrows down near the eye region . The Lateral eyes are protruding with a yellowish ring surrounding them. Abdomen is long and tapers down towards the spinnerets .The front 2 pairs of legs are much longer than the back legs and often seen outstretched.
These spiders are usually seen on the underside of leaves .
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