Ozyptila atomaria

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: atomaria - (Panzer, 1801)
        Scientific name: - Ozyptila atomaria (Panzer, 1801)

Unambiguous Synonyms

Aranea atomaria Panzer, 1801
Coriarachne atomaria Menge, 1876
Coriarachne horticola Menge, 1876
Ozyptila horticola Simon, 1875
Ozyptila pallida Simon, 1875
Thomidus pallidus Blackwall, 1846
Thomisus atomaria Walckenaer, 1826
Thomisus horticola Westring, 1861
Thomisus pallidus Blackwall, 1861
Thomisus similis Wider, 1834
Thomisus versutus Blackwall, 1853
Xysticus atomaria Thorell, 1872
Xysticus horticola C. L. Koch, 1837
Xysticus pulverulentus Emerton, 1894
Xysticus versutus O. P.-Cambridge, 1878

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

Bibliography

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C. L. Koch (1837b): �bersicht des Arachnidensystems, No. 1, N�rnberg
Holm, �. 1979 A taxonomic study of European and East African species of the genera Pelecopsis and Trichopterna (Araneae, Linyphiidae), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species of Pelecopsis from Kenya. Zoologica Scr. 8: 25

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Contributors

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

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3549408
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ara-3180
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 619120
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 223299