Indoxysticus
| Indoxysticus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Indoxysticus Benjamin & Jaleel, 2010 |
| Type species | |
| Xysticus minutus (Tikader, 1960) | |
| Diversity | |
| 3 species | |
Indoxysticus is a small genus of crab spiders, native to Asia. The genus differs from other thomisids by the oval-shaped spermathecae with well-defined chambers in the female, and by the male's broad-based embolus, i.e. the terminal portion of the palpal organ.[1][2] They live in vegetation as opposed to related genus Xysticus, which lives on the ground.[2]
Species
- Indoxysticus lumbricus Tang & Li, 2010 — China
- Indoxysticus minutus (Tikader, 1960) — India
- Indoxysticus tangi Jin & Zhang, 2012 — China
References
- ↑ Jin, Chi; Zhang, Feng (2012). "Re-examination of the crab spider species Oxytate minuta Tang, Yin et Peng, 2005 (Araneae: Thomisidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa (3588): 64–67. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- 1 2 Benjamin, Suresh P.; Jaleel, Ziyard (2010). "The genera Haplotmarus Simon, 1909 and Indoxysticus gen. nov.: two enigmatic genera of crab spiders from the Oriental region (Araneae: Thomisidae)" (PDF). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 117 (1): 159 –167. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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