Family: SPARASSIDAE Bertkau, 1872

giant crab spiders

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Similar Families

ANYPHAENIDAE CLUBIONIDAE HOMALONYCHIDAE LIOCRANIDAE MITURGIDAE SELENOPIDAE

Family Name Authority

Bertkau, P. 1872. Über die Respirationsorgane der Araneen. Arch. Naturg. 38: 208-233.

Diagnosis

(Not yet recorded or unknown)

Characters

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Spinnerets: (Not yet recorded or unknown)

Distribution

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Natural History

Feeding Guild:^† foliage runners

(General natural history not yet recorded or unknown)

^†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280.

Nearctic Taxonomic/Species Richness

Number of Nearctic Species: 10 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)

Nearctic/Palearctic Genera

#	Genus	Ref.	Common Name
1	Eusparassus Simon, 1903

2	Micrommata Latreille, 1804

3	Olios Walckenaer, 1837

Nearctic/Palearctic Species Images

Disclaimer: every attempt is made to ensure these images are accurate. To contest an identification, contact David P. Shorthouse (dshorthouse(at)eol.org).

Additional Taxonomic and Natural History References

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