Philodromus

Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders. Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.

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GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyPhilodromidae

Observations recorded88,529

Philodromus es un género de arañas cangrejo de la familia Philodromidae.[1] Las más de 250 especies descritas se distribuyen por toda la región holártica, y pocas especies llegan a regiones más meridionales. Algunos se encuentran en ciertas partes de África, con especies esporádicas hasta Australia. Solo una especie (P. traviatus) se encuentra en América del Sur. Hay 16 especies en Europa Central. Especies Philodromus ablegminus Szita & Logunov, 2008 Philodromus afroglaucinus Muster & Bosmans, 2007 Philodromus alascensis Keyserling, 1884 Philodromus albicans O. P.-Cambridge, 1897 Philodromus albidus Kulczynski, 1911 Philodromus albofrenatus Simon, 1907 Philodromus albolimbatus Thorell, 1895 Philodromus alboniger Caporiacco, 1949 Philodromus aliensis Hu, 2001 Philodromus angulobulbis Szita & Logunov, 2008 Philodromus anomalus Gertsch, 1934 Philodromus archettii Caporiacco, 1941 Philodromus arizonensis Dondale & Redner, 1969 Philodromus aryy Marusik, 1991 Philodromus ashae Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 Philodromus assamensis Tikader, 1962 Philodromus aureolus (Clerck, 1757) Philodromus auricomus L. Koch, 1878 Philodromus austerus (L. Koch, 1876) Philodromus azcursor Loguno

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Commons category: Philodromus
taxon name: Philodromus
taxon author citation: Walckenaer, 1826

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Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders. Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.

The more than 250 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic species occurring up to Australia. Only one species (P. traviatus) is found in (northern) South America. Around sixteen species are described from Central Europe.