| Apollophanes | |
|---|---|
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| A. margareta | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Philodromidae |
| Genus: | Apollophanes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 [1] |
| Type species | |
| A. punctipes (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891) | |
| Species | |
14, see text | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Apollophanes is a genus of running crab spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1898. [4]
As of September 2022 [update] it contains fourteen species, found in the Caribbean, South America, Asia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, and Panama: [1]
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. Many members of this family are also known as flower spiders or flower crab spiders.
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. It contains over 500 species in thirty genera.
Misumenoides is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. Spiders in this family are commonly called "crab" or "flower" spiders.
Xysticus is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root xyst, meaning "scraped, scraper".
Tomis is a genus of South American jumping spiders that was first described by F.O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. The genus Pseudattulus, erected by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1947, was formerly considered distinct with two species, but was placed in synonymy in 2020 when Tomis was re-separated from Sitticus.
Ozyptila is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. It has been misspelled as "Oxyptila" in multiple accounts.
Aphantochilus is a genus of ant-mimicking crab spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. As of June 2020 it contains three species, found in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Panama: A. cambridgei, A. inermipes, and A. rogersi. It is a senior synonym of Cryptoceroides.
Ozyptila trux, the yellow leaflitter crab spider, is a crab spider species with Palearctic distribution.
Coriarachne is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Over half of described species have been synonymized or moved to similar genera, including Bassaniana, Bassaniodes, and Pycnaxis.
Bassaniana, commonly called bark crab spiders, is a widespread genus of crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1928.
Modisimus is a genus of cellar spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1893.
Mecaphesa is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Wulfila is a genus of ghost spiders first described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1895. They are easily recognized by their pale white elongated legs.
Apollophanes texanus is a species of running crab spider in the family Philodromidae. It is found in the USA and Mexico.
Misumenops bellulus is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is found in the USA, Cuba, and the Virgin Islands.
Arctosa littoralis, the beach wolf spider, is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is found in North and Central America.
Habronattus icenoglei is a species of jumping spider. It is found in the southwestern United States and north-central Mexico.
Arctosa rubicunda is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is found in the USA and Canada.
Araneus juniperi is a species of spider in the orb weaver family (Araneidae). It is found in the US and Canada.