Interesting Facts
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]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
()
- A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
()
- Cuvier
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
()
- Latreille, 1829
- Arthropods
- Subphylum:
Arachnomorpha
()
- Heider, 1913
- Infraphylum:
Cheliceriformes
()
- Superclass:
Chelicerata
()
- Epiclass:
Euchelicerata
()
- Subclass:
Micrura
()
- Order:
Araneae
()
- C. Clerck, 1757
- Spiders
- Suborder:
Opisthothelae
()
- Pocock, 1892
- Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
()
- Smith, 1902
- Superfamily:
Thomisoidea
()
- Family:
Thomisidae
()
- Sundevall, 1833
- Crab Spiders
- Genus:
Runcinia
()
- Simon, 1875
- Specific name:
grammica
- (C. L. Koch, 1837)
- Scientific name: - Runcinia grammica (C. L. Koch, 1837)
- Specific name:
grammica
- (C. L. Koch, 1837)
- Genus:
Runcinia
(
- Family:
Thomisidae
(
- Superfamily:
Thomisoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Araneomorphae
(
- Suborder:
Opisthothelae
(
- Order:
Araneae
(
- Subclass:
Micrura
(
- Epiclass:
Euchelicerata
(
- Superclass:
Chelicerata
(
- Infraphylum:
Cheliceriformes
(
- Subphylum:
Arachnomorpha
(
- Phylum:
Arthropoda
(
- Superphylum:
Panarthropoda
(
- Infrakingdom:
Ecdysozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Misumena lateralis Pavesi • Runcinia lateralis Simon • Thomisus amoenus Blackwall • Thomisus cerinus C. L. Koch • Thomisus lateralis C. L. Koch • Xysticus grammicus C. L. Koch
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 05-Jan-2008
Similar Species
Members of the genus Runcinia
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Further Reading
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-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 13, 2012.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 16, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Platnick, N.I. (from World Spider Catalog).
- Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
- SpidCat: The World Spider Catalog. Release date: January 7, 2008
- The World Spider Catalog, 5.0, 2004.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- GBIF-Spain: Museu Valencià d?Història Natural - Fundación Entomológica Torres Sala: FETS
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3603858
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Ara-031065
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 243240
Footnotes
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