Family Thomisidae - Crab Spiders

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Internet References · Works Cited

Misumenoides Species on Yellow Hibiscus Flower

White banded crab spider? - Misumenoides formosipes

Large Crab Spider - Xysticus speciesc - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Thomisidae (Crab Spiders)

Numbers

130 species in 9 genera in our region, although some authors split them into 10 genera (1).

Identification

See discussion on identification of three common genera here.

Internet References

Canadian Arachnology

University of Kentucky Entomology Dept. - Information specifically about Crab Spiders

A Good Web Page About Crab Spdiers - Lots of pictures and information about Crab Spiders, even those found in Europe

Misumena, Misumenoides, Misumenops

AMNH page with key to genera: Thomisidae .

Works Cited

1.	Spiders of North America: An Identification Manual By D. Ubick, P. Paquin, P.E. Cushing and V. Roth (eds)

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 1:20pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, john and jane balaban, Beatriz Moisset, Hartmut Wisch, Christopher Hunt, Jeff Hollenbeck, kschnei
Last updated 17 March, 2009 - 3:28pm

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