| Simorcus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Simorcus Simon [1] |
| Type species | |
| Simorcus capensis | |
| Species | |
13, see text | |
Simorcus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1895 by Simon. As of 2017 [update] , it contains 13 species. [1]
Simorcus comprises the following species: [1]
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 175 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.
Hersilia, also known as long-spinnered bark spiders and two-tailed spiders, is a genus of tree trunk spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. Their nicknames are a reference to their greatly enlarged spinnerets.
Runcinia is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former R. elongata is a synonym of Thomisus elongatus.
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 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.
Tibellus is a genus of slender crab spiders described by Simon in 1875, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae. Species of this genus are present in Eurasia, Africa, Americas and Australia.
Leroya is a genus of African crab spiders first described by A. S. H. Lewis & A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman in 2014. As of April 2019 it contains only two species.
Penestomus is a genus of African araneomorph spiders in the family Penestomidae, and was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1902. The genus was formerly included in the family Eresidae, but was elevated to its own family in 2010. It is now considered closer to Zodariidae.
Holopelus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886.
Monaeses is a genus of crab spiders in the family Thomisidae, containing twenty seven species.
Tyrotama is a genus of African tree trunk spiders that was first described by S. H. Foord & A. S. Dippenaar-Schoeman in 2005.
Ansiea is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 2004. As of June 2020 it contains two species found in Africa and Saudi Arabia: A. buettikeri and A. tuckeri.
Avelis is a monotypic genus of African crab spiders containing the single species, Avelis hystriculus. It was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895, and all identified species were found in the Cape Province of South Africa.
Heriaeus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875.
Sylligma is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1895 by Simon. As of 2017, it contains 7 African species.
Thomisops is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1879 by Karsch. As of 2017, it contains 10 species from China and Africa.
Seothyra fasciata, one of the buck spoor spiders, is a sand-dwelling species of Eresidae. It is native to southern Africa.
Pherecydes is a genus of African crab spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1883.
Mystaria is a genus of African crab spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.
Anyphops rubicundus is a species of flattie spider in the Selenopidae family, within the genus Anyphops.