Cyrtophora parangexanthematica
Cyrtophora parangexanthematica is a species of tent spider found in the Philippines. Its scientific name comes from its close resemblance to double-tailed tent spiders. It was described from a single female specimen collected in 1995. Taxonomy C. parangexanethematica was described by A. T. Barrion and J. A. Litsinger in 1995. The description is based on a single female specimen recovered from a rice field. The specific name "parangexanthematica" literally means 'like exanthematica' in Filipino, referring to their close resemblance to double-tailed tent spiders (Cyrtophora exanthematica). C. parangexanthematica is classified under the genus Cyrtophora (tent-web spiders) and the subfamily Cyrtophorinae. They belong to the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae. Description C. parangexanthematica females had a total body length of . The cephalothorax was yellowish brown in color, long and wide. The sternum (ventral surface of the cephalothorax) was yellow brown with small bumps opposite the coxae (the first segment of the appendages attached to the cephalothorax). The eight eyes were arranged in two recurved rows. The abdomen was yellow in color, long and wide. On the middle of the upper surface was a distinctive black triangular spot surrounding by eight sigilla (small pitted depressions) arranged in two rows. Like its namesake, C.