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Pandercetes is a genus of huntsman spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in his 1875 treatise on Australian spiders.[2] They are mainly distributed in tropical Asia and Australia, and are known for their cryptic coloration that matches local moss and lichen. Their legs have lateral hairs, giving them a feathery appearance, further masking their outline against tree trunks. Their head is somewhat elevated and the carapace has the thoracic region low and flat.[3]
The genus is characterized by the internal anatomy of the reproductive structures. Males have irregular coils at the terminal end, while females have screw like copulatory ducts.[4]
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As of October 2019[update] it contains sixteen species and one subspecies, found in tropical forests in Asia, extending east to Australia:[1]
- Pandercetes celatus Pocock, 1899 – India
- Pandercetes celebensis Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Pandercetes c. vulcanicola Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Pandercetes decipiens Pocock, 1899 – India, Sri Lanka
- Pandercetes gracilis L. Koch, 1875 (type) – Indonesia (Moluccas, Sulawesi), New Guinea, Australia (Queensland)
- Pandercetes isopus Thorell, 1881 – Indonesia (Moluccas), New Guinea
- Pandercetes longipes Thorell, 1881 – Papua New Guinea (Yule Is.)
- Pandercetes macilentus Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
- Pandercetes malleator Thorell, 1890 – Malaysia, Indonesia (Aru Is.)
- Pandercetes manoius Roewer, 1938 – New Guinea
- Pandercetes niger Merian, 1911 – Indonesia (Sulawesi)
- Pandercetes nigrogularis (Simon, 1897) – Indonesia (Java)
- Pandercetes ochreus Hogg, 1922 – Vietnam
- Pandercetes palliventris Strand, 1911 – New Guinea
- Pandercetes peronianus (Walckenaer, 1837) – New Zealand
- Pandercetes plumipes (Doleschall, 1859) – Sri Lanka, Indonesia (Ambon), New Guinea
- Pandercetes plumosus Pocock, 1899 – Papua New Guinea (New Britain)
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