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Checklist for Family Philodromidae Thorell, 1870 (False crab spiders)
and region Near East (West Asia)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
278
1388
5408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
233
1164
4582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
72
649
3228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
68
642
3209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
53
614
3101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
52
613
3100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Thomisoidea
Sundevall, 1833
2
29
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPhilodromidae
Thorell, 1870
False crab spiders, Philodromid crab spiders, Philodromids
7
96
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Near East
7 Genera with 96 Species
Ebo Keyserling, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Halodromus Muster, 20115SpeciesTaxom
Philodromus Walckenaer, 1964Running Crab Spider44SpeciesTaxom
Pulchellodromus Wunderlich, 18856SpeciesTaxom
Rhysodromus Schick, 202511SpeciesTaxom
Thanatus C. L. Koch, 187026SpeciesTaxom
Tibellus Simon, 1884Slender Crab Spider4SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Near East
96 Species
Halodromus barbarae Muster, 2009
Halodromus deltshevi Muster, 2009
Halodromus patellaris Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Halodromus patellidens Gershom Levy, 1977
Halodromus vanharteni Logunov, 2011
Philodromus albidus Wladislaus K..., 1911
Philodromus aureolus (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Philodromus cespitum Walckenaer, 1802
Philodromus bigibba O. Pickard-C..., 1876
Philodromus bigibbus Octavius Pic..., 1876
Philodromus bonneti Karol, 1968
Philodromus bucaensis Logunov & Kunt, 2010
Philodromus buchari Kubcová, 2004
Philodromus buxi Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Philodromus cespitum Walckenaer, 1802
Philodromus cinereus Octavius Pic..., 1876
Philodromus collinus Carl Ludwig ..., 1835
Philodromus denisi Gershom Levy, 1977
Philodromus dispar Walckenaer, 1826
Philodromus emarginatus Schrank, 1803
Philodromus fallax Sundevall, 1833
Philodromus femurostriatus Muster, 2009
Philodromus fuscolimbatus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Philodromus halophilus Gershom Levy, 1977
Philodromus hierosolymitanus Gershom Levy, 1977
Philodromus histrio Latreille, 1819
Philodromus kalliaensis Gershom Levy, 1977
Philodromus krausi Muster & Kon..., 2004
Philodromus latrophagus Gershom Levy, 1999
Philodromus lividus Eugène Simon, 1875
Philodromus longipalpis Eugène Simon, 1870
Philodromus lugens Octavius Pic..., 1876
Philodromus lunatus Muster & Kon..., 2004
Philodromus margaritatus Clerck, 1758Lichen Running-spider
Philodromus marmoratus Wladislaus K..., 1891
Philodromus medius (Octavius Pic..., 1872)⇒ Pulchellodromus medius O. Pickard-C..., 1872
Philodromus musteri Lecigne & Oger, 2020
Philodromus omercooperi J. Denis, 1947
Philodromus pardalis (Muster & Rob..., 2007)⇒ Pulchellodromus pardalis Muster & Bos..., 2007
Philodromus parvulus Zamani & Mar..., 2025
Philodromus pinetorum Muster, 2009
Philodromus placidus Banks, 1892
Philodromus poecilus (Thorell, 1872)⇒ Philodromus pinetorum Muster, 2009
Philodromus praedatus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Philodromus pulchellus (Hippolyte Lucas, 1846)⇒ Pulchellodromus ruficapillus Simon, 1885
Philodromus pygmaeus Gershom Levy, 1977
Philodromus rufus (Walckenaer, 1826)⇒ Philodromus albidus Wladislaus K..., 1911
Philodromus sinaiticus Gershom Levy, 1977
Philodromus venustus Octavius Pic..., 1876
Philodromus vibrans Dondale & Re..., 1964
Pulchellodromus bistigma Simon, 1870
Pulchellodromus glaucinus Simon, 1870
Pulchellodromus medius O. Pickard-C..., 1872
Pulchellodromus pardalis Muster & Bos..., 2007
Pulchellodromus pulchellus Lucas, 1846
Pulchellodromus ruficapillus Simon, 1885
Rhysodromus fallax (Sundevall, 1833)⇒ Philodromus fallax Sundevall, 1833
Rhysodromus genoensis Zamani & Mar..., 2021
Rhysodromus halophilus Levy, 1977
Rhysodromus hierosolymitanus Levy, 1977
Rhysodromus histrio (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Philodromus histrio Latreille, 1819
Rhysodromus latrophagus Levy, 1999
Rhysodromus medes Zamani & Mar..., 2021
Rhysodromus pictus Kroneberg, 1875
Rhysodromus rikhteri Logunov & Hu..., 2008
Rhysodromus sinaiticus Levy, 1977
Rhysodromus tikhmenevi Zamani & Mar..., 2025
Thanatus arenarius Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Thanatus atratus Eugène Simon, 1875
Thanatus coloradensis Keyserling, 1880
Thanatus fabricii Jean Victor ..., 1826
Thanatus flavescens Octavius Pic..., 1876
Thanatus flavus Octavius Pic..., 1876
Thanatus forbesi Mary Agard P..., 1903Happy Valley talussnail
Thanatus formicinus (Clerck, 1758)⇒ Thanatus miniaceus Simon, 1880
Thanatus fornicatus Eugène Simon, 1897
Thanatus imbecillus Ludwig Carl ..., 1878
Thanatus kitabensis Charitonov, 1946
Thanatus lesserti Carl Friedri..., 1951
Thanatus lineatipes (Eugène Simon, 1870)⇒ Thanatus lesserti Carl Friedri..., 1951
Thanatus meronensis (Gershom Levy, 1977)⇒ Thanatus imbecillus Ludwig Carl ..., 1878
Thanatus miniaceus Simon, 1880
Thanatus oblongiusculus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Thanatus okayi Karol, 1966
Thanatus pictus Ludwig Carl ..., 1881
Thanatus plumosus Eugène Simon, 1890
Thanatus sabulosus Menge, 1875Goblin shark
Thanatus saraevi A. V. Ponomarev, 2007
Thanatus sepiacolor Gershom Levy, 1999
Thanatus setiger Octavius Pic..., 1872
Thanatus simplicipalpis Eugène Simon, 1882
Thanatus striatus C. L. Koch, 1845
Thanatus vulgaris Simon, 1870European running crab spider
Tibellus macellus Eugène Simon, 1875
Tibellus maritimus Menge, 1875Goblin shark
Tibellus oblongus (Walckenaer, 1802)⇒ Tibellus maritimus Menge, 1875
Tibellus vossioni Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty

Subnodes of Philodromidae with occurrences in Near East
SubfamilyPhilodrominae
Thorell, 1870
4
74
Genera
Species

Taxom



Philodromidae (Thorell 1870)
Philodromidae (Thorell 1870)


Links, sources and further information
Philodromidae at artfakta.se
Philodromidae at biodiversity.org.au
Philodromidae at dyntaxa.se
Philodromidae at gbif.org
Philodromidae at irmng.org
Philodromidae at itis.gov