Crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) are natural predators of insects in areas close to crops, with thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) being important pests for several vegetables. Between September and November 2022, it was observed in both onion plots and daisy flowers in Cerro Punta, Tierras Altas – Chiriquí, Panama (8°51'13” N 82°34'16” W, 1949 m asl), the presence of yellow and white crab spiders; Therefore, the objective was to identify said species. A specimen was collected, which was preserved in 70% ethanol to be checked in the laboratory of the Cerro Punta Experimental Station – Instituto de Innovación Agropecuaria de Panamá and in the G. B. Fairchild Invertebrate Museum – Universidad de Panamá, also consulting literature specialized. The morphological characters observed, mainly the epigynum, are close to the species Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757), this being, as far as is known, a new record for Panama.
