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Platythomisus
Sign in to savePlatythomisus is a genus of flattened crab spiders (family Thomisidae) from Africa and Southern Asia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyThomisidae
Observations recorded210
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Thomisidae
- Collections
- MNHN, SAM, MZLU, ARC-PPRI, USNM
- Recorded in
- Mozambique, Zimbabwe, South Africa
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Thomisidae
- Image
- Platythomisus xiandao - female (10.3897-zookeys.852.34436) Figure 5 (cropped).jpg
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Platythomisus is a genus of flattened crab spiders (family Thomisidae) from Africa and Southern Asia.
==Biology== Platythomisus octomaculatus is a rather rare species. One of the plants it has been found on is the yellow Hibiscus tiliaceus. In captivity it was observed to feed on bees.
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