Pistius truncatus

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'''''Pistius truncatus''''' is a species of crab spiders belonging to the family Thomisidae.<ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id844/ Biolib]</ref><ref>Norman I. Platnick [http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/ The World Spider Catalog]</ref>

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==Description== ''Pistius truncatus'' can reach a length of about {{convert|4|-|5|mm}} in males, while females can reach {{convert|8|-|9|mm}}. The spider has small eyes and abdomen is much widened in females.<ref>{{Cite book|last=India|first=Zoological Survey of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gqU1c9BmhZMC&q=+truncatus|title=Memoirs of the Zoological Survey of India|date=1971|publisher=Manager of Publications|language=en}}</ref>

Adults can be found from May to June.<ref name=AA>[http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal/p/Summary/s/Pistius+truncatus British Spiders]</ref>

==Distribution and habitat== This species has a palaearctic distribution. It is widespread in central and western Europe.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060928160531/http://www.faunaeur.org/distribution_table.php Fauna europaea]</ref> It occurs in bushes, mainly in small scrubby oaks and in forest edges.<ref name=AA/>

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Category:Spiders of Europe Category:Thomisidae Category:Spiders described in 1772 Category:Palearctic spiders Category:Taxa named by Peter Simon Pallas