''Diaea placata'', is a species of
spider
Spiders ( order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species ...
of the genus ''
Diaea
''Diaea'' is a genus of crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Most species are found in specific locations except for '' D. livens'', which occurs in the United States and '' D. dorsata'', which has a palearctic
The Palea ...
''. It is endemic to
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
.
See also
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List of Thomisidae species
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of thi ...
References
Thomisidae
Endemic fauna of Sri Lanka
Spiders of Asia
Spiders described in 1899
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