Species Philodromus dispar

Classification · Explanation of Names · Range · Remarks · Internet References

Crab Spider - Philodromus dispar - female

protecting genetics 2 - Philodromus dispar

Running Crab Spider (with eggs) - Philodromus dispar - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynes)

Family Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)

Genus Philodromus

Species dispar (Philodromus dispar)

Explanation of Names

Latin: "unlike, dissimilar, different, unequal"

Range

Range is considered from Vancouver and Victoria, BC., WA, ID, OR, and northern CA. See Rod Crawford's article below for range map.

Remarks

This and another European species (Thanatus vulgaris) are relatively

recent immigrants.(1)

Internet References

1. American Arachnology article, pdf.

Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 19 December, 2005 - 11:32am
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz
Last updated 20 October, 2009 - 9:13am

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