Philodromus

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Philodromus
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female Philodromus grosi
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Male Philodromus aureolus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Philodromidae
Genus: Philodromus
Walckenaer, 1826
Diversity
c. 200 species

Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders. Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.

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The more than 250 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic species occurring up to Australia. Only one species (P. traviatus) is found in (northern) South America. Around sixteen species are described from Central Europe.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 205 species and six subspecies. [1]

These species have articles on Wikipedia:


Dubious names

Nomina dubia (dubious names) include: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Genus Philodromus". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-02.