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
- 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:
callitys
- (Thorell, 1875)
- Scientific name: - Ozyptila callitys (Thorell, 1875)
- Specific name:
callitys
- (Thorell, 1875)
- Genus:
Ozyptila
(
- Family:
Thomisidae
(
- Superfamily:
Thomisoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
(
- Suborder:
Opisthothelae
(
- Order:
Araneae
(
- Subclass:
Micrura
(
- Class:
Arachnida
(
- Epiclass:
Euchelicerata
(
- Superclass:
Chelicerata
(
- Infraphylum:
Cheliceriformes
(
- Subphylum:
Arachnomorpha
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Xysticus callitys Thorell, 1875
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Platnick N.I., 15-Jul-2004
Similar Species
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
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
- Platnick, N.I. (from World Spider Catalog).
- SpidCat: The World Spider Catalog
- The World Spider Catalog, 5.0, 2004.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3603504
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ara-97324
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2056112
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 243016
