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Thursday, 2 October 2025

2-10-2025 MONTE CORONA, VALENCIA - TOAD CRAB SPIDER (Bassaniodes bufo)

Male: Prosoma is dull black, very wide and rounded at the sides, with a thin yellowish or white line around it and another above the anterior eyes. The lateral eyes are located in small, fairly pronounced tubercles. The opisthosoma is also dull black with a white semicircle around its anterior edge, and four or five horizontal white lines from the middle onwards. The first two pairs have robust, fairly long legs; they have thinner tarsi and metatarsi, which are white at the base. Legs III and IV are shorter and have white striped patellae, tibiae and metatarsi. Body length: 4 - 5 mm.

Female: Prosoma is dark brown, narrower than the male's, with the same ocular tubercles and a lighter area with two dark spots on its posterior part. The opisthosoma is greyish brown with a pattern similar to that of the male, but in yellowish or whitish tones. Legs I and II are dark brown with light spots on the femora and the light ventral area, legs III and IV are covered with longitudinal stripes and light spots. Body length: 10 - 11.8 mm.

Habitat: Under rocks.