Cosmophasis lami Berry, Beatty & Prószyński 1997

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5. Cosmophasis lami Berry, Beatty & Prószyński 1997

C. squamata Saaristo 2002 , syn. Figures 24-27, Map ( Figure 1) #24

This less colourful spider is the most widely-distributed member of the genus, ranging from the Seychelles Islands in the west to the Society Islands in the east ( Figure 1). Little is known of the behaviour of this spider. Representatives from several different locations are shown here to illustrate the relatively uniform appearance of adults ( Figures 24-27).

Diagnosis. Males are more uniform orange in colouration, with some iridescence on the sides of the carapace ( Figure 24:5), and may have a narrow or indistinct black line along the anterior lateral margins of the opisthosoma. Females vary more in appearance, also with some iridescence on the sides of the carapace ( Figure 26:4), a wide, off white marginal band on either side of the opisthosoma, and dark markings that may include transverse bands on the dorsal opisthosoma. See Żabka & Waldock (2012) for a recent redescription of this species.