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Centropages typicus (male posterior)

ID Notes:

The males of Centropages typicus and C. haematus are difficult to distinguish. C. typicus is larger and has slightly more prominent spines on the posterior of the prosome (not visible here).

The shapes of the copulatory claws of the two species are also slightly different.


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