| Pharta | |
|---|---|
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| P. brevipalpus, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Pharta Thorell, 1891 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Pharta bimaculata | |
| Species | |
10, see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pharta is a genus of crab spiders, family Thomisidae, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891. [3]
As of April 2022 [update] , it contains ten Asian species: [1]
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Irura is a genus of the spider family Salticidae.
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Alcimochthes is a genus of Asian crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885. As of June 2020 it contains three species, found in eastern Asia: A. limbatus, A. melanophthalmus, and A. meridionalis.
Thomisus is a genus of crab spiders with around 150 species described. The genus includes species that vary widely in their ecology, with some that are ambush predators that feed on insects visiting flowers. Like several other genera in the family Thomisidae, they are sometimes referred to as flower crab spiders, from their crab-like motion and their way of holding their front legs, reminiscent of a crab spreading its claws as a threat.
The genus Oxytate, commonly known as grass crab spiders, comprises a homogenous group of nocturnal crab spiders. The complete mitochondrial genome of the type species O. striatipes was determined in 2014.
Indoxysticus is a genus of Asian crab spiders that was first described by S. P. Benjamin & Z. Jaleel in 2010. As of September 2020 it contains three species, all found in Asia: I. lumbricus, I. minutus, and I. tangi. The genus differs from others in its family by the oval-shaped spermathecae with well-defined chambers in females and by the broad-based embolus in males.
Phrynarachne is a genus of crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.
Boliscus is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891. As of February 2019 it contains only three species.
Borboropactus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Epidius is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1877. It is a senior synonym of Pothaeus.
Talaus is a genus of crab spiders in the family Thomisidae, containing thirteen species.
Angaeus is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. It is considered a senior synonym of Paraborboropactus.
Cebrenninus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by S. P. Benjamin in 2016. It is a senior synonym of Ascurisoma.
Ebrechtella is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1907.
Geraesta is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889.
Lysiteles is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Mastira is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1891 by Tamerlan Thorell. As of 2017, it contains 10 species.
Sinothomisus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 2006 by Tang, Yin, Griswold & Peng. As of 2017, it contains 2 Chinese species.
Spilosynema is a genus of spiders in the Thomisidae family. It was first described in 2010 by Tang & Li. As of 2017, it contains 4 species, all from China.