Stiphropus

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Stiphropus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Stiphropus
Gerstäcker, 1873
Type species
Stiphropus lugubris
Gerstäcker, 1873
Species

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Diversity
21 species

Stiphropus is a genus of crab spiders in the family Thomisidae, containing twenty one species from Africa and Asia. [1]

Species

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References

  1. "Gen. Stiphropus Gerstäcker, 1873". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 23 May 2016.