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) .