Murricia

Members of Murricia can be distinguished from other Hersiliidae genera by their characteristic association with tree trunks and bark surfaces. Specific morphological diagnostic features for the genus are not well-documented in available sources. Identification to species level requires examination of detailed genitalic structures and other subtle morphological characters described in original species descriptions.

Arboreal; specifically associated with tree trunks and bark surfaces in forested and wooded environments. The common name 'tree trunk spiders' reflects this specialized microhabitat preference.

Afro-Asian distribution: Singapore, Sri Lanka, India (Hyderabad region and elsewhere), and Central Africa (Cameroon to Uganda).

Predatory arthropods occupying the tree trunk microhabitat, likely contributing to regulation of small invertebrate populations on bark surfaces.

• HersiliaAlso in family Hersiliidae and shares the common name 'tree trunk spiders'; Murricia is distinguished by different geographic distribution and presumably by genitalic and other subtle morphological features, though specific differentiating characters are not clearly summarized in available sources

• Hersiliidae
• tree trunk spiders
• arboreal
• Afro-Asian
• Simon 1882

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