South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide: The Thomisidae of South Africa Part 1 Version 1: 1-62 (2020)

The family Thomisidae is speciose and 2146 species representing 170 genera are known
(World Spider Catalog 2020). This cosmopolitan family shows a great morphological diversity
which is reflected in its division into several subfamilies. From South Africa 38
genera represented by 143 species are presently known. Of the 38 genera 17 genera and
76 species (54%) have already been revised. Members of most of the Thomisidae genera
are easily distributed by wind and 128 species (91%) are listed as Least Concern of
which 35 species are South African endemics. Ten species are listed as Data Deficient
and only three are of special concern. Heriaeus muizenberg Van Niekerk & Dippenaar-
Schoeman, 2013 a Western Cape Endemic is Critical Rare; Mystaria lindaicapensis Lewis
& Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2014 is Vulnarable and Simorcus haddadi Van Niekerk & Dippenaar-
Schoeman, 2010 another Western Cape endemic is Near Threatened.