Species Philodromus marxi - Metallic Crab Spider

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Remarks · See Also

Metallic Crab Spider - Philodromus marxi

Running Crab Spider? - Philodromus marxi

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)

Genus Philodromus

Species marxi (Metallic Crab Spider)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Identification

Female/Male

Palp:

Epigynum:

Range

East TX north to WI and east to the Atlantic ~ Rod Crawford

Remarks

I know of no photos (of the female) but there's a good body drawing in Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada no. 55, p. 75, year 1968 - Dondale & Redner's revision of P. imbecillus & rufus groups. ~ Rod Crawford

See Also

P. imbecillus - Dakotas to Nova Scotia

P. insperatus - West coast or great basin states

P. mineri - SE states

Contributed by Jeff Hollenbeck on 23 April, 2007 - 12:17am
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, cheins
Last updated 21 March, 2022 - 8:43am

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