Philodromus

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Philodromus
male P. aureolus
male P. aureolus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Philodromidae
Genus: Philodromus
Walckenaer, 1826
Diversity
240 species
Species

P. aureolus
P. cespitum
P. dispar
P. fallax
P. histrio
P. margaritatus
P. rufus
P. vagulus
 many others

Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders.

Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.

The more than 200 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic species occurring up to Australia. Only one species (P. traviatus) is found in (northern) South America. 16 species occur in Central Europe.

[edit] References

  • Dondale, C.D. (1963). Florida Spiders in the rufus Group in the Genus Philodromus (Araneae: Thomisidae). Psyche 70:34-43 PDF
  • Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.

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