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Genus: Borboropactus Simon, 1884 | Family: Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833

Borboropactus longidens Tang & Li, 2010

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:043016

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Described:

Distribution: China (Hainan), Vietnam

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Holotype: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS), Beijing, China f - (Tang & Li, 2010a)
Paratype: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS), Beijing, China 2f - (Tang & Li, 2010a)

Taxonomic References

Borboropactus cinerascens Simon, 1884e: 300 (f; misidentified per Benjamin, 2024b: 275)

Borboropactus longidens Tang & Li, 2010a: 21, f. 15A-D, 16A-B (Df) Original description

Borboropactus bituberculatus Ramírez, 2014: 257, f. 172D (f; misidentified per Benjamin, 2024b: 275)

Borboropactus longidens Li et al., 2023d: 172, f. 1A-J, 2A-G, 3A-J (Dm, f)

Borboropactus longidens Benjamin, 2024b: 275, f. 1C-D, H, 4A-F (mf)

References

Benjamin, S. P. (2024b). A review of some crab spider species of the genus Borboropactus Simon, 1884 (Araneae: Thomisidae) with descriptions of two new species. Revue Suisse de Zoologie 131(2): 267-277. doi: 10.35929/RSZ.0125 -- Show included taxa

Li, C. Z., Yao, Y. B., Xiao, Y. H. & Liu, K. K. (2023d). Two new thomisid species (Arachnida, Araneae, Thomisidae) from China and Vietnam, with the first descriptions of the males of Borboropactus longidens Tang & Li, 2010 and Stephanopis xiangzhouica Liu, 2022. ZooKeys 1159: 169-187. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1159.102601 -- Show included taxa

Ramírez, M. J. (2014). The morphology and phylogeny of dionychan spiders (Araneae: Araneomorphae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 390: 1-374. doi: 10.1206/821.1 (External link) -- Show included taxa

Simon, E. (1884e). Description d'une nouvelle famille de l'ordre des Araneae (Bradystichidae). Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 28(C.R.): 297-301. -- Show included taxa

Tang, G. & Li, S. Q. (2010a). Crab spiders from Hainan Island, China (Araneae, Thomisidae). Zootaxa 2369: 1-68. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.2369.1.1 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value
2024-12-04	Taxonomic reference added from other taxon		Old value
2024-12-04	Taxonomic reference added from other taxon		Old value
2024-12-04	New taxonomic reference entry	Benjamin, 2024b
2023-05-03	New taxonomic reference entry	Li et al., 2023d
2023-05-03	First description of male	Li et al., 2023d	Old value
2023-05-03	Species distribution update	Li et al., 2023d	Old value