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Xysticus
Xysticus is a genus of around 300 ground crab spider species described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae.
Diaea
Diaea is a genus of crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. Most species are found in specific locations except for D. livens, which occurs in the United States and D. dorsata, which has a palearctic distribution. Adults are to and tend to hide in and around vegetation, especially flowers, where their color allows them to blend in to their surroundings.
Ozyptila
Ozyptila is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864. It has been misspelled as "Oxyptila" in multiple accounts.
Thomisus
Thomisus is a genus of crab spiders (family Thomisidae) with around 140 described species. The genus includes species that vary widely in their ecology, with some that are ambush predators that feed on insects visiting flowers. Like several other genera in the family Thomisidae, they are sometimes referred to as flower crab spiders, from their crab-like motion and their way of holding their front legs, reminiscent of a crab spreading its claws as a threat.
Flower crab spider
Misumena is a genus of crab spiders sometimes referred to as flower crab spiders. They are similar in appearance to several other genera in the family Thomisidae, such as Misumenoides and Mecaphesa.
Amyciaea
Amyciaea is a genus of ant mimicking crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885.
Heriaeus
Heriaeus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875.
Misumenops
Misumenops is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species.
Bassaniana
Bassaniana, commonly called bark crab spiders, is a widespread genus of crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1928.
Coriarachne
Coriarachne is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Over half of described species have been synonymized or moved to similar genera, including Bassaniana, Bassaniodes, and Pycnaxis.
Runcinia
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Alcimochthes
Alcimochthes is a genus of Asian crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1885. it contains three species, found in eastern Asia: A. limbatus, A. melanophthalmus, and A. meridionalis.
Phrynarachne
Phrynarachne is a genus of crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869.
Borboropactus
Borboropactus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon in 1884.
Pistius
Pistius is a genus of crab spiders with nine described species. Most occur in Asia, only P. truncatus has a palaearctic distribution.
Angaeus
Angaeus is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. It is considered a senior synonym of Paraborboropactus.
Boliscus
Boliscus is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891. it contains only three species.
Camaricus
Camaricus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887.
Cebrenninus
Cebrenninus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by S. P. Benjamin in 2016. It is a senior synonym of Ascurisoma.
Cozyptila
Cozyptila is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Y. M. Marusik, Pekka T. Lehtinen & M. M. Kovblyuk in 2005. it contains three species, found in Europe and on Cyprus: C. blackwalli, C. guseinovorum, and C. nigristernum.
Aphantochilus
Aphantochilus is a genus of ant-mimicking crab spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1871. it contains three species, found in Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, and Panama: A. cambridgei, A. inermipes, and A. rogersi. It is a senior synonym of Cryptoceroides.
Strigoplus
Strigoplus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1885 by French arachnologist Eugène Simon in his work "Matériaux pour servir à la faune arachnologique de l'Asie méridionale". , it contains five species from Asia.
Massuria
Massuria is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1887 by Tamerlan Thorell. , it contains 8 Asian species.
Coenypha
Coenypha is a genus of South American crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
Ansiea
Ansiea is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 2004.
Ceraarachne
Ceraarachne is a genus of South American crab spiders that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1880.
Loxobates
Loxobates is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1877 by Tamerlan Thorell. , it contains 9 Asian species.
Ebrechtella
Ebrechtella is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Friedrich Dahl in 1907.
Acentroscelus
Acentroscelus is a genus of South American crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886. It is a senior synonym of Whittickius.
Mastira
Mastira is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1891 by Tamerlan Thorell. , it contains 10 species.
Philodamia
Philodamia is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1895 by Tamerlan Thorell.
Misumenoides
alt=Misumenoides formosipes|thumb|Male Misumenoides formosipes (whitebanded crab spider) Misumenoides is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. Spiders in this family are commonly called "crab" or "flower" spiders.
Epidius
genus of arachnids
Cymbacha
Cymbacha is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1874.
Monaeses
Monaeses is a genus of crab spiders in the family Thomisidae.
Stephanopis
Stephanopis is a genus of crab spiders first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1869. It was erected for five then newly described species, including S. altifrons, from Australia. Stephanopis was characterized by the high cephalic region with unequally sized anterior eyes (ALE larger than AME) disposed in a strongly recurved row, opisthosoma ending in several spiniform projections and dorsoventrally depressed habitus. According to Pickard-Cambridge, the single specimen used for the description of S. altifrons was dry-pinned. Therefore the specimen could not be properly examined, so it
Mecaphesa
Mecaphesa is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Henriksenia
Henriksenia is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 2004.
Isaloides
Isaloides is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1900 by F.O. Pickard-Cambridge. , it contains 4 species.
Pagida
Pagida is a genus of crab spiders in the family Thomisidae, containing only three species.
Epicadus
Epicadus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of Tobias.
Bomis
genus of arachnids
Demogenes
Demogenes is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
Rhaebobates
Rhaebobates is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1881 by Tamerlan Thorell. , it contains 2 species, both from New Guinea.
Onocolus
Onocolus is a genus of South American crab spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of Paronocolus.
Hedana
Hedana is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Ludwig Carl Christian Koch in 1874.
Holopelus
Holopelus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886.
Cynathea
Cynathea is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895, with three species.
Firmicus
genus of arachnids
Cyriogonus
Cyriogonus is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1886.
Ocyllus
Ocyllus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1887 by Tamerlan Thorell. , it contains 2 species, both found in Myanmar.
Epicadinus
Epicadinus is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
Erissus
Erissus is a genus of South American crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.
Modysticus
Modysticus is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1953 by Gertsch. , it contains 4 species found in the U.S. and Mexico.
Deltoclita
Deltoclita is a genus of South American crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1887. it contains three species, found in Peru and Brazil: D. bioculata, D. rubra, and D. rubripes.
Pharta
Pharta is a genus of crab spiders, family Thomisidae, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891.
Bassaniodes
Bassaniodes is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Reginald Innes Pocock in 1903.
Geraesta
Geraesta is a genus of African crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1889.
Domatha
Domatha is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. it contains two species, found in the Philippines and Papua New Guinea: D. celeris and D. vivida.
Lycopus
genus of spiders