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Philodromidae, also known as philodromid crab spiders and running crab spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell in 1870 (then known as subfamily Philodrominae within Thomisidae). [1] It contains over 500 species in thirty genera. [2]
Philodromus cespitum is a species of running crab spider in the family Philodromidae. It is found in North America, Europe, North Africa, and parts of the Middle East and Asia. Philodromus cespitum is a foliage-dweller, and is the most abundant species found in European fruit orchards. It acts as a biological control by preying on orchard pests.
Crab spider feeding on a Junonia atlites butterfly in a Zinnia elegans flower. The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders.
Mecaphesa is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900. [2] Species ... 1900 – Hawaii; Mecaphesa sierrensis (Schick, 1965 ...
Misumenops is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. [ 1 ] The majority of the species of Misumenops , more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: Ansiea , Demogenes , Diaea , Ebelingia , Ebrechtella , Henriksenia , Heriaeus , Mecaphesa , Micromisumenops , Misumena , Misumenoides , Misumessus , and Runcinioides .
Tharrhalea is a genus of crab spiders first described in 1875 by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch. [2] Species ... 1895 — Philippines; Tharrhalea cerussata Simon, 1886 ...
The tribe Misumenini belongs to the crab spider family, Thomisidae. As circumscribed by Lehtinen, typical members of the tribe Misumenini have a greenish body and legs (in fresh specimens), and a relatively uncomplicated colour pattern. They have a more-or-less unmodified carapace with only rarely any modifications to the abdomen. Adult males ...
A ground crab spider with earthy coloration. Most species of the genus Xysticus are small to medium sized spiders. They show a sexual dimorphism in size. Females of typical species reach a maximum of 10 millimetres (0.39 in) of body length, while their males are about 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in) long, about half the size of the females.