Nyctimus Thorell 1877

Nyctimus Thorell, 1877 Type species. Nyctimus bistriatus Thorell, 1877. Diagnosis. Small thomisids, 2–5 mm in body length. Prosoma cuboid, as long as wide, with granulated surface and bearing long macrosetae (Fig. 1). Body colouration dark with white / yellow markings, mostly in the form of spots and bars. Opisthosoma with five large sigillae arranged in a triangular formation Embolus is weakly curved and possesses a thick base. Tegulum with a “ hood ” (Fig. 3 A). Tibial apophyses are well developed, VTA present, either free (Fig. 3 A) or hook-shaped and attached to RTA (Fig. 7 A). Epigynum highly variable, spermatheca rounded or oval, single pair (Fig. 3 C, D). Species composition. Nyctimus bistriatus Thorell, 1877 (♂ ♀), Nyctimus falcatus Benjamin & Dhiya’ulhaq, sp. nov. (♂), Nyctimus kinabaluensis Benjamin & Dhiya’ulhaq, sp. nov. (♂ ♀), Nyctimus mutilloides Benjamin & Dhiya’ulhaq, sp. nov. (♂), Nyctimus quadripunctatus Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin, sp. nov. (♂ ♀), Nyctimus rendang Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin, sp. nov. (♂ ♀), Nyctimus saksang Dhiya’ulhaq & Benjamin, sp. nov. (♂), Nyctimus trimeni (Simon, 1895).