Genus 34. Oedignatha Thorell

1881. Oedignatha Thorell, Ann. Mus. Civ. Star. Nat. Genova, 18: 209.

1931. Oedignatha: Gravely, Rec. Indian. Mus., 33(3): 264.

1934. Oedignatha: Rcimoscr, Proc. zool. Soc. London, (1): 15.

Diagnosis: Cephalothorax oblonged, not narrow in front, sufficiently high with a very short central fovea. The cephalic sheild coming up to the posterior median eyes. The frontal row slightly recurved and the posterior row longer than the amcrior row, slightly procurved. The ocular quadrate almost squire. Chelicerae twice longer than its breadth inner margin provided with 5 to 9 teeth, outer margin with 3 teeth. Sternum oval in shape. Abdomen oblonged covered with sclerotized dorsal shield ornamented by whitish spot, sometimes dorsum provided by dorsal scoulum.

The spiders of this genus are found in high altitude and low hilly region of foliage leaves.

Type-species: Oedignatha scrobiculata Thorell.

Distribution: India, Sri Lanka, Java, China.