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Selenopidae family
They were quite common in and around the tent and in the bathroom of the huts we stayed in.
Spotted on Jan 3, 2012
Submitted on Jan 28, 2012
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'Flatties' or wall crab spiders belong to the family Selenopidae. The common name is due to the extreme dorso-ventral flattened appearance of these spiders. There are 2 common genera: Anyphops and Selnops, it appears from the literature, that the pattern of the anterior row of eyes is a distinguishing feature.