Misumena vatia

• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Common Names

Description

Family Thomisidae

Crab spiders hold their legs outstretched to the sides, in the manner of their crustacean namesake, and can move forwards, sideways, or backward . They have short, broad bodies and 8 small eyes sometimes located on raised bumps . The second pair of legs is often much heavier and longer than the third and fourth pairs. Crab spiders do not build any sort of web, they prowl the ground and climb flowers and plants in search of prey . Many are masters of camouflage and simply await their prey on flowers, much like ambush bugs. [1]

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,018 meters (0 to 9,902 feet).[2]

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Aranea 4-lineata Linnaeus, 1761
2. Aranea albonigricans Martini & Goeze, in Lister, 1778
3. Aranea calicina Olivier, 1789
4. Aranea calycina Linnaeus, 1758
5. Aranea citrea De Geer, 1778
6. Aranea citrina Fourcroy, 1785
7. Aranea cretata Preyssler, 1791
8. Aranea hasselquistii Scopoli, 1763
9. Aranea kleinii Scopoli, 1763
10. Aranea osbekii Scopoli, 1763
11. Aranea quinquepunctata Martini & Goeze, in Lister, 1778
12. Aranea scorpiformis Fabricius, 1775
13. Aranea sulphereoglobosa Martini & Goeze, in Lister, 1778
14. Aranea sulphurea Martini & Goeze, in Lister, 1778
15. Aranea uddmanni Scopoli, 1763
16. Aranea virginea M�ller, 1776
17. Araneus vatius Clerck, 1757
18. Misumena calycina B�senberg & Strand, 1906
19. Misumena citrea Latreille, 1804
20. Misumena occidentalis Simon, 1932
21. Misumena personata Simon, 1916
22. Misumena vatia occidentalis Kulczynski, 1911
23. Misumenops vatia Hu & Guo, 1982
24. Pachyptile devia Simon, 1864
25. Thomisus calycinus Walckenaer, 1805
26. Thomisus citreus Walckenaer, 1805
27. Thomisus cucurbitinus Sordelli, 1868
28. Thomisus dauci Walckenaer, 1805
29. Thomisus devius C. L. Koch, 1845
30. Thomisus fartus Hentz, 1847
31. Thomisus phrygiatus Walckenaer, 1837
32. Thomisus pratensis Hahn, 1832
33. Thomisus quadrilineatus Hahn, 1833
34. Thomisus scorpiformis Hahn, 1833
35. Thomisus spinipes Brull �, 1832
36. Thomisus vatius Thorell, 1856
37. Thomisus viridis Walckenaer, 1837

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Platnick N.I., 15-Jul-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Misumena

There are approximately 118 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

M. adelae · M. alabamensis · M. albiceris · M. aleatoria · M. alluaudi · M. alpha · M. amabilis · M. americana · M. anguliventris · M. annapurna · M. arrogans · M. asperatus · M. atrocincta · M. bellula · M. beta · M. bianulata · M. bicolor · M. bipunctata · M. bitaeniata · M. bivittata · M. braminica · M. buettikeri · M. californica · M. calycina · M. citrea · M. citreoides · M. clarckii · M. conferta · M. conjuncta · M. conspersa · M. consueta · M. cretacea · M. crocea · M. croceus · M. decorata · M. diegoi · M. dierythra · M. dubia · M. elongata · M. exanthematicus · M. fasciata · M. fidelis · M. flavens · M. foliata · M. frenata · M. gamma · M. ganpatii · M. georgiana · M. gracilis · M. greenae · M. grubei · M. hilaris · M. hirsuta · M. importuna · M. inclusa · M. indra · M. innotata · M. lateralis · M. lenis · M. lorentzi · M. luteovariata · M. maputiyana · M. maronica · M. menoka · M. mexicana · M. modesta · M. mridulai · M. munitissima · M. nana · M. nepenthicola · M. nesiotes · M. nicobarensis · M. nigripes · M. nigrofrenata · M. nigromaculata · M. nitida · M. oblonga · M. occidentalis · M. ocellata · M. ornata · M. pallens · M. pallescens · M. pallida · M. particeps · M. pascalis · M. peninsulana · M. personata · M. picta · M. pictilis · M. placida · M. platimanu · M. punctata · M. pustulosa · M. quadrivulvata · M. rosea · M. rubripes · M. semicincta · M. silveryi · M. spinifera · M. spinigaster

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Notes

Contributors

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 09, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 09, 2008:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Arachnologist Nearctic Spider Database, Canadian Arachnologist Nearctic Spider Database
• National Science Museum of Korea, National Science Museum of Korea Spider
• The Swedish Museum of Natural History
• , Bugs
• University of Navarra, Museum of Zoology, Museum of Zoology, University of Navarra

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3548028
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ara-3162
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14579158
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 223249

Footnotes

1. http://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Bassaniana&search=Search [back]
2. Mean = 1,350.110 meters (4,429.495 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,048.610 based on 259 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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