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

Borboropactus silvicola (Lawrence, 1938)

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Described:

Distribution: South Africa

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Syntype: Kwazulu-Natal Museum (NMSA), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 2m 3f - (Lawrence, 1938a)

Taxonomic References

Regillus silvicolus Lawrence, 1938a: 488, f. 19 (Dmf) Original description

Borboropactus silvicolus Roewer, 1955c: 752 (T from Regillulus)

Borboropactus silvicola Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020u: 15, 13: 2 f., 15: 5 f. (mf)

Borboropactus silvicola Dippenaar-Schoeman & Webb, 2025: 15, f. 1-12 (mf)

References

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S., Haddad, C. R., Foord, S. H. & Lotz, L. N. (2020u). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide, Irene, 62 pp. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.7513274 -- Show included taxa

Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. & Webb, P. (2025). More on the litter crab spider Borboropactus silvicola (Lawrence, 1938) from South Africa (Araneae: Thomisidae). SANSA Newsletter 53: 14-16. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.14986055 -- Show included taxa

Lawrence, R. F. (1938a). A collection of spiders from Natal and Zululand. Annals of the Natal Museum 8: 455-524. -- Show included taxa

Roewer, C. F. (1955c). Katalog der Araneae von 1758 bis 1940, bzw. 1954. 2. Band, Abt. a (Lycosaeformia, Dionycha [excl. Salticiformia]). 2. Band, Abt. b (Salticiformia, Cribellata) (Synonyma-Verzeichnis, Gesamtindex). Institut royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1751 pp. -- Show included taxa

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Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2025-03-07	New taxonomic reference entry	Dippenaar-Schoeman & Webb, 2025
2023-01-28	New taxonomic reference entry	Dippenaar-Schoeman et al., 2020u