Runcinia grammica (C.L.Koch, 1837) is a animal in the Thomisidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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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.

Family
Genus
Runcinia
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Runcinia grammica (C.L.Koch, 1837)

Runcinia grammica is a species of crab spider that was first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837. This species is distributed across Europe and Asia. It has been recorded in multiple areas of Southeastern Spain and Southwestern Portugal, and also inhabits Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, the Caucasus region, Italy, India, South Africa, St. Helena, Turkey, France, and the Carpathian Basin. It is among the most common spider species found in Portugal. Runcinia grammica is one of the many species present in preserved collections at Mountain Zebra National Park in South Africa.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Thomisidae Runcinia

More from Thomisidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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