Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00027
Mecaphesa naevigera
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About Mecaphesa naevigera
Older literature treats this crab spider as Synaema naevigerum.
Natural history and identification
Older literature treats this crab spider as Synaema naevigerum. Suman describes reddish-brown adults with a dark, white-marked abdomen, but notes substantial variation in the pattern and leg setae. Reliable identification therefore uses mature anatomical characters. Kauaʻi specimens include Kōkeʻe material. The revision also records Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, and Hawaiʻi, and unites several formerly separate names under this species. A broad Hawaiian distribution is compatible with endemism to the archipelago; it does not imply restriction to Kauaʻi.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is iNaturalist Kauaʻi checklist.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Mecaphesa naevigera
- Family
- Thomisidae
- Order
- Araneae
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Older literature treats this crab spider as Synaema naevigerum.