Thomisidae

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Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Thomisidae
Simorcus asiaticus Ono & Song, 1989

Simorcus asiaticus Ono & Song, 1989

Simorcus asiaticus Ono & Song, 1989

Simorcus asiaticus is a sexually dimorphic crab spider species recorded from Sanmen County, Zhejiang, China.

Strigoplus guizhouensis Song, 1990

Strigoplus guizhouensis Song, 1990

Strigoplus guizhouensis Song, 1990

Strigoplus guizhouensis is a sexually dimorphic crab spider species found in multiple provinces of southern and southwestern China.

Misumenops bellulus (Banks, 1896)

Misumenops bellulus (Banks, 1896)

Misumenops bellulus (Banks, 1896)

Misumenops bellulus is a species of crab spider in Thomisidae found in the USA, Cuba, and the Virgin Islands.

Misumenops rubrodecoratus Millot, 1942

Misumenops rubrodecoratus Millot, 1942

Misumenops rubrodecoratus Millot, 1942

Misumenops rubrodecoratus, the red-back crab spider, is a common thomisid spider endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa including all of South Africa.

Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757)

Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757)

Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757)

Misumena vatia is a crab-like spider found in North America and Europe, harmless to humans.

Misumenoides formosipes (Walckenaer, 1837)

Misumenoides formosipes (Walckenaer, 1837)

Misumenoides formosipes (Walckenaer, 1837)

Misumenoides formosipes, the white banded crab spider, is a crab spider species found across the US and Colombia.

Mecaphesa celer (Hentz, 1847)

Mecaphesa celer (Hentz, 1847)

Mecaphesa celer (Hentz, 1847)

Mecaphesa celer is a widely distributed North American crab spider that lives on flowers and upper plant parts.

Mecaphesa asperata (Hentz, 1847)

Mecaphesa asperata (Hentz, 1847)

Mecaphesa asperata (Hentz, 1847)

Mecaphesa asperata, the northern crab spider, is a flower-dwelling crab spider found in North America, Central America, and the Caribbean.

Mecaphesa schlingeri (Schick, 1965)

Mecaphesa schlingeri (Schick, 1965)

Mecaphesa schlingeri (Schick, 1965)

Mecaphesa schlingeri is a crab spider species in the Thomisidae family that is found in the United States.

Mecaphesa dubia (Keyserling, 1880)

Mecaphesa dubia (Keyserling, 1880)

Mecaphesa dubia (Keyserling, 1880)

Mecaphesa dubia is a species of crab spider in the Thomisidae family found in the US and Mexico.

Misumessus oblongus (Keyserling, 1880)

Misumessus oblongus (Keyserling, 1880)

Misumessus oblongus (Keyserling, 1880)

Misumessus oblongus, the American green crab spider, is a crab spider in Thomisidae found in Canada, the US, and Mexico.

Runcinia grammica (C.L.Koch, 1837)

Runcinia grammica (C.L.Koch, 1837)

Runcinia grammica (C.L.Koch, 1837)

Runcinia grammica is a species of crab spider found across Europe, Asia, South Africa, and St. Helena, first described in 1837.

Runcinia insecta (L.Koch, 1875)

Runcinia insecta (L.Koch, 1875)

Runcinia insecta (L.Koch, 1875)

Runcinia insecta is a common thomisid spider with a wide native distribution across Africa and Asia, introduced to Australia, that lives freely on plants.

Ebrechtella tricuspidata (Fabricius, 1775)

Ebrechtella tricuspidata (Fabricius, 1775)

Ebrechtella tricuspidata (Fabricius, 1775)

Ebrechtella tricuspidata is a sexually dimorphic crab spider widespread across most of the Palearctic realm.

Pistius truncatus (Pallas, 1772)

Pistius truncatus (Pallas, 1772)

Pistius truncatus (Pallas, 1772)

Pistius truncatus is a Palaearctic spider found in European bushy habitats, active as adults from May to June.

Zygometis xanthogaster (L.Koch, 1875)

Zygometis xanthogaster (L.Koch, 1875)

Zygometis xanthogaster (L.Koch, 1875)

Zygometis xanthogaster is a small Australian ambush spider that camouflages on white flowers to hunt insect prey, and cannot harm humans.

Metadiaea fidelis Mello-Leitão, 1929

Metadiaea fidelis Mello-Leitão, 1929

Metadiaea fidelis Mello-Leitão, 1929

Metadiaea is a monotypic Thomisidae spider genus described in 1929, with its only species Metadiaea fidelis from Brazil.

Tmarus angulatus (Walckenaer, 1837)

Tmarus angulatus (Walckenaer, 1837)

Tmarus angulatus (Walckenaer, 1837)

Tmarus angulatus is a crab spider species in the Thomisidae family found in North America.

Tmarus piger (Walckenaer, 1802)

Tmarus piger (Walckenaer, 1802)

Tmarus piger (Walckenaer, 1802)

Tmarus piger is a crab spider species with variable coloration, found across the Palearctic realm in many habitats.

Monaeses paradoxus (Lucas, 1846)

Monaeses paradoxus (Lucas, 1846)

Monaeses paradoxus (Lucas, 1846)

Monaeses paradoxus is a widespread Thomisidae spider commonly called the spotted Monaeses crab spider.

Synema parvulum (Hentz, 1847)

Synema parvulum (Hentz, 1847)

Synema parvulum (Hentz, 1847)

Synema parvulum is a crab spider species in the family Thomisidae, found in the United States and Mexico.

Synema globosum (Fabricius, 1775)

Synema globosum (Fabricius, 1775)

Synema globosum (Fabricius, 1775)

Synema globosum is a thomisid crab spider with color variation in females, found across most of Europe and the eastern Palearctic.

Synema imitatrix (Pavesi, 1883)

Synema imitatrix (Pavesi, 1883)

Synema imitatrix (Pavesi, 1883)

Synema imitatrix is a species of crab spider in Thomisidae, endemic to eastern and southern Africa.

Diaea dorsata (Fabricius, 1777)

Diaea dorsata (Fabricius, 1777)

Diaea dorsata (Fabricius, 1777)

Diaea dorsata is a small Palearctic crab spider with distinctive traits including male non-damaging combat rituals.

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