Ozyptila arctica

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.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa () - Aguinaldo Et Al., 1997 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda () - Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda () - Latreille, 1829 - arthropods
        Subphylum: Arachnomorpha () - Heider, 1913
        Infraphylum: Cheliceriformes ()
        Superclass: Chelicerata ()
        Epiclass: Euchelicerata ()
        Class: Arachnida () - Cuvier, 1812 - Arachnids
        Subclass: Micrura ()
        Order: Araneae () - Clerck, 1757 - Spiders
        Suborder: Opisthothelae ()
        Infraorder: Araneomorphae ()
        Superfamily: Thomisoidea ()
        Family: Thomisidae () - Crab Spiders
        Genus: Ozyptila ()
        Specific name: arctica - Kulczynski, 1908
        Scientific name: - Ozyptila arctica Kulczynski, 1908

Unambiguous Synonyms

Ozyptila rauda Simon, 1875

Misapplied Names

Ozyptila septentrionalium Schenkel, 1931

Notes

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

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Ozyptila

There are approximately 121 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

O. aculeipes · O. aculipalpa · O. americana · O. amkhasensis · O. ankarensis · O. annulipes · O. arctica · O. aspex · O. atlantica · O. atomaria · O. balkarica balkarica · O. barbara · O. baudueri · O. beaufortensis · O. bejarana · O. belma · O. bicuspis · O. blackwalli · O. brevipes · O. bryantae · O. caenosa · O. callitys · O. chandosiensis · O. claveata · O. clavidorsa · O. clavigera · O. confluens · O. conostyla · O. conspurcata · O. creola · O. curvata · O. danubiana · O. distans · O. elegans · O. flava · O. floridana · O. floridensis · O. formosa · O. fukushimai · O. furcula · O. fusca · O. gasanensis · O. georgiana · O. gertschi · O. geumoensis · O. grisea · O. hardyi · O. heterophthalma · O. imitata · O. inaequalis · O. inglesi · O. jaffa · O. jeholensis · O. judaea · O. kaszabi · O. khasi · O. kotulai · O. ladina · O. laevis · O. lanzarotae · O. leprieuri · O. lugubris · O. maculosa · O. manii · O. maratha · O. matsumotoi · O. metschensis · O. mingrelica · O. modesta · O. monroensis · O. neglecta · O. nevadensis · O. nigristerna · O. nigrita · O. nipponica · O. nongae · O. numida · O. obsoleta · O. okefinokensis · O. omega · O. orientalis · O. orientalis basegica · O. pacifica · O. pallida · O. panganica · O. parvimana · O. patellibidens · O. pauxilla · O. perplexa · O. praticola · O. pullata · O. pusio · O. rauda · O. rauda arctica · O. reenae · O. rigida · O. rubicunda · O. sakhalinensis · O. sanctuaria · O. scabricola

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Platnick, N.I. (from World Spider Catalog).
SpidCat: The World Spider Catalog
The World Spider Catalog, 5.0, 2004.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3603461
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ara-97570 Ara-97218
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2056103
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 243004