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Genus: Runcinia Simon, 1875 | Family: Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833

Runcinia ghorpadei Tikader, 1980

SPECIES | ACCEPTED

LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:031064

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Described:

Distribution: India

External Resources*: GBIF

Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: National Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of India (NZC-ZSI), Kolkata, India f (4585/18) - (Tikader, 1980a)
Allotype: National Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of India (NZC-ZSI), Kolkata, India jm (4585/18) - (Tikader, 1980a)
Paratype: National Zoological Collections, Zoological Survey of India (NZC-ZSI), Kolkata, India 3jf (4585/18) - (Tikader, 1980a)

Taxonomic References

Runcinia ghorpadei Tikader, 1980a: 64, f. 94-95 (Df) Original description

Runcinia ghorpadei Dhali, Chhavi & Sureshan, 2026: 108, f. 1A-H (Dm, f)

References

Dhali, D. C., Chhavi & Sureshan, P. M. (2026). Redescription of the female and first description of the male of Runcinia ghorpadei Tikader, 1980 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from India. Entomon 51(1): 107-110. doi: 10.33307/entomon.v51i1.1621 -- Show included taxa

Tikader, B. K. (1980a). Thomisidae (crab-spiders). Fauna India (Araneae) 1: 1-247. -- 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
2026-04-13	New taxonomic reference entry	Dhali, Chhavi & Sureshan, 2026
2026-04-13	Species updated	Dhali, Chhavi & Sureshan, 2026	Old value
2026-04-13	Type repository inserted	Tikader, 1980a