Family: THOMISIDAE Sundevall, 1833
crab spiders
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Similar Families
Family Name Authority
Sundevall, J. C. 1833. Conspectus Arachnidum. Londini Gothorum, pp. 1-39.
Diagnosis
(Not yet recorded or unknown)
Characters
- Body Size: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Colour: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Carapace: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Eyes: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Chelicerae: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Legs: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Abdomen: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
- Spinnerets: (Not yet recorded or unknown)
Distribution
(Not yet recorded or unknown)
Natural History
Feeding Guild:† ambushers
(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: 143 (as documented in the World Spider Catalog & includes introductions)
Slice of THOMISIDAE relative taxonomic/species richness drawn exploded from all other Families each with greater than 50 member species in the Nearctic. (Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if chart not visible)
[Legend: Family (#species), Percentages: Relative to total number of Nearctic species]
Nearctic/Palearctic Genera
| # | Genus | Ref. | Common Name |
| 1 | Bassaniana Strand, 1928 |  |
bark crab spiders |
| 2 | Coriarachne Thorell, 1870 | |
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| 3 | Cozyptila Lehtinen & Marusik, 2005 | |
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| 4 | Diaea Thorell, 1869 | |
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| 5 | Ebrechtella Dahl, 1907 | |
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| 6 | Heriaeus Simon, 1875 | |
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| 7 | Mecaphesa Simon, 1900 | |
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| 8 | Misumena Latreille, 1804 | |
flower crab spiders |
| 9 | Misumenoides F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 | |
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| 10 | Misumenops F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1900 | |
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| 11 | Modysticus Gertsch, 1953 | |
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| 12 | Ozyptila Simon, 1864 | |
leaflitter crab spiders |
| 13 | Pistius Simon, 1875 | |
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| 14 | Runcinia Simon, 1875 | |
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| 15 | Synema Simon, 1864 | |
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| 16 | Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805 | |
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| 17 | Tmarus Simon, 1875 | |
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| 18 | Xysticus C. L. Koch, 1835 | |
ground crab spiders |
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
(Not yet recorded)