Massagris maculosa

Massagris maculosa is a small spider with body that consists of a patterned cephalothorax and an abdomen. It has a shape that is typical for the genus. The male cephalothorax is typicailly 1.8 mm (0.071 in) long and 1.3 mm (0.051 in) wide. The carapace, the hard upper part of the cephalothorax, is pear-shaped and moderately high. It is brown with white hairs on its slopes. It has a silvery eye field formed of translucent guanine crystals marked with two rounded black spots in the middle. There are long brown bristles around the eyes themselves. The eyes are mounted on well-developed tubercles. The underside of the cephalothorax, or sternum, is yellow in the middle and brown to the sides. The spider has a low brown clypeus that has a scattering of white hairs on it. Its chelicerae are similar to Massagris mohale, with five small teeth towards the front and a large plate-shaped tooth to the rear. The remainder of the mouthparts, the labium and maxillae are brownish with light tips. The male spider's abdomen is typically 1.7 mm (0.067 in) long and 1.3 mm wide. It is a creamy-white ovoid, marked with pattern composed of dark dots and spots on both the top and bottom. The spider's spinnerets are dark and its legs are brownish with brown and greyish leg hairs. Its pedipalps are large and dark brown. The spider's cymbium is large and smooth. …

Massagris spiders can be found across Afro-Eurasia and the Eastern hemisphere, but mainly live in Africa. Massagris maculosa is endemic to South Africa. The holotype was found near George in Western Cape during 2015. It is a ground-dwelling spider that has been found in coastal areas.