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Checklist for Family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 (Crab Spider)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
787
3448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
779
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
62
729
2991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
718
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Thomisoidea
Sundevall, 1833
2
58
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyThomisidae
Sundevall, 1833
Crab Spider, Crab spiders, Typical Crab Spiders
49
183
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
49 Genera with 183 Species
#ABCDFGHIMNOPRSTXZ
Ansiea Lehtinen, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Ansieae1SpeciesTaxom
Avelis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Bassaniana Strand, 1932Bark crab spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Bomis L. Koch, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Borboropactus Simon, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Camaricus Thorell, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Cynathea Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Diaea Thorell, 1909Flower spider5SpeciesTaxom
Firmicus Simon, 19074SpeciesTaxom
Geraesta Simon, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Heriaesynaema Caporiacco, 1939
0SpeciesTaxom
Heriaeus Simon, 201311SpeciesTaxom
Heterogriffus Platnick, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Hewittia Lessert, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Holopelus Simon, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Indoxysticus Benjamin & J..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Misumena Latreille, 1758Flower crab spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Misumenops F. O. P.-Cam..., 19421SpeciesTaxom
Monaeses Thorell, 19277SpeciesTaxom
Mystaria Simon, 19499SpeciesTaxom
Nyctimus Thorell, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oxytate L. Koch, 19646SpeciesTaxom
Ozyptila Simon, 1851Leaflitter crab spiders5SpeciesTaxom
Pactactes Simon, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Pactates1SpeciesTaxom
Parabomis Kulczynski, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Paramystaria Lessert, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Parasmodix Jézéquel, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopoma Simon, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Pherecydes O. P.-Cambridge, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Phrynarachne Thorell, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Platythomisus Doleschall, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Pyresthesis Butler, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Runcinia Simon, 190710SpeciesTaxom
Simorcus Simon, 19428SpeciesTaxom
Smodicinus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stiphropella Lawrence, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Stiphropus Gerstäcker, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Sylligma Simon, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Synema Simon, 192313SpeciesTaxom
Tagulis Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Talaus Simon, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Thomisops Karsch, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Thomisus Walckenaer, 194216SpeciesTaxom
Tmarus Simon, 190310SpeciesTaxom
Trichopagis Simon, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Xysticus Koch, 1952Ground Crab Spider17SpeciesTaxom
Zametopias Thorell, 18951SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
183 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ansiea tuckeri Roger de Les..., 1919
Ansieae tuckeri Lessert, 1919
Avelis hystriculus Eugène Simon, 1895
Bassaniana utahensis Willis J. Ge..., 1932
Bomis larvata Ludwig Carl ..., 1874
Borboropactus australis George Newbo..., 1937
Borboropactus silvicola George Newbo..., 1938
Borboropactus squalidus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Camaricus nigrotesselatus Eugène Simon, 1895Carpenter bees
Camaricus nigrotesselatus lineitarsus Strand, 1907
Camaricus nigrotessellatus Lessert, 1923
Cynathea bicolor Eugène Simon, 1895
Diaea albicincta Pavesi, 1883
Diaea longisetosa Carl Friedri..., 1961
Diaea puncta Ferdinand Ka..., 1884
Diaea rohani Jean-Louis Fage, 1923
Diaea viridipes Embrik Strand, 1909
Firmicus abnormis Roger de Les..., 1923
Firmicus bipunctatus Lodovico di ..., 1941
Firmicus bragantinus Brito Capello, 1866
Firmicus campestratus Eugène Simon, 1907
Geraesta congoensis Lessert, 1943
Heriaeus allenjonesi Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus copricola Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus crassispinus George Newbo..., 1942
Heriaeus fimbriatus (George Newbo..., 1942)⇒ Heriaeus crassispinus George Newbo..., 1942
Heriaeus foordi Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus muizenberg Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus peterwebbi Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus sossusvlei Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus transvaalicus (Eugène Simon, 1895)⇒ Heriaeus peterwebbi Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus xanderi Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heriaeus zanii Niekerk & Di..., 2013
Heterogriffus berlandi Roger de Les..., 1938
Hewittia gracilis Roger de Les..., 1928
Holopelus albibarbis Eugène Simon, 1895
Holopelus almiae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1986
Indoxysticus tangi Jin & Zhang, 2012
Misumena tuckeri (Lessert, 1919)⇒ Ansiea tuckeri Roger de Les..., 1919
Misumena vatia Clerck, 1758Crab Spider
Misumenops rubrodecoratus Millot, 1942
Monaeses austrinus Eugène Simon, 1910Long-tail grass thomisid
Monaeses fuscus Dippenaar-Sc..., 1984
Monaeses gibbus Dippenaar-Sc..., 1984
Monaeses griseus Pavesi, 1897
Monaeses paradoxus Hippolyte Lucas, 1846
Monaeses pustulosus Pavesi, 1895
Monaeses quadrituberculatus George Newbo..., 1927
Mystaria flavoguttata Lawrence, 1952
Mystaria irmatrix Lewis & Dipp..., 2014
Mystaria lata Lawrence, 1927
Mystaria lindaicapensis Lewis & Dipp..., 2014
Mystaria mnyama Lewis & Dipp..., 2014
Mystaria occidentalis Millot, 1942
Mystaria rufolimbata Eugène Simon, 1895
Mystaria savannensis Lewis & Dipp..., 2014
Mystaria variabilis Caporiacco, 1949
Nyctimus trimeni Simon, 1895
Oxytate argenteooculata Eugène Simon, 1886
Oxytate chlorion Eugène Simon, 1906
Oxytate concolor Lodovico di ..., 1947
Oxytate leruthi Roger de Les..., 1943
Oxytate minuta (Tang, Yin & ..., 2005)⇒ Indoxysticus tangi Jin & Zhang, 2012
Oxytate ribes Jézéquel, 1964
Ozyptila caenosa Jézéquel, 1966
Ozyptila distans Charles Dent..., 1975
Ozyptila pullata Tord Tamerla..., 1875
Ozyptila rigida Octavius Pic..., 1872
Ozyptila scabricula Johan Peter ..., 1851
Pactactes compactus George Newbo..., 1947
Pactactes obesus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pactactes trimaculatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Pactates trimaculatus
Parabomis anabensis George Newbo..., 1928
Parabomis elsae Dippenaar-Sc..., 2020
Parabomis martini Roger de Les..., 1919
Parabomis pilosa Dippenaar-Sc..., 2020
Paramystaria lata (George Newbo..., 1927)⇒ Mystaria lata Lawrence, 1927
Parasmodix quadrituberculata Jézéquel, 1966
Phaenopoma nigropunctatum Octavius Pic..., 1883
Pherecydes carinae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1980
Pherecydes ionae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1980
Pherecydes lucinae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1980
Pherecydes nicolaasi Dippenaar-Sc..., 1980
Pherecydes tuberculatus Octavius Pic..., 1883
Pherecydes zebra George Newbo..., 1927
Phrynarachne melloleitaoi Roger de Les..., 1933
Phrynarachne rugosa Walckenaer, 1805
Platythomisus deserticola George Newbo..., 1936
Platythomisus jubbi George Newbo..., 1968
Platythomisus sibayius George Newbo..., 1968
Runcinia aethiops Eugène Simon, 1901
Runcinia affinis (Simon, 1897)⇒ Runcinia insecta L. Koch, 1875
Runcinia carae Dippenaar-Sc..., 1983Northern brook lamprey
Runcinia depressa (Eugène Simon, 1906)⇒ Misumenoides rugosus Octavius Pic..., 1891
Runcinia erythrina Jézéquel, 1964
Runcinia flavida Eugène Simon, 1881
Runcinia grammica Carl Ludwig ..., 1837Runcinia Lateralis
Runcinia insecta L. Koch, 1875
Runcinia johnstoni Roger de Les..., 1919
Runcinia tropica Eugène Simon, 1907
Simorcus capensis Eugène Simon, 1895
Simorcus cotti Roger de Les..., 1936
Simorcus cummingae Van Niekerk ..., 2010
Simorcus haddadi Van Niekerk ..., 2010
Simorcus hakos Van Niekerk ..., 2010
Simorcus lotzi Van Niekerk ..., 2010
Simorcus okavango Van Niekerk ..., 2010
Simorcus zuluanus (George Newbo..., 1942)⇒ Simorcus cotti Roger de Les..., 1936
Smodicinus coroniger Eugène Simon, 1895
Stiphropella gracilis George Newbo..., 1952
Stiphropus affinis Roger de Les..., 1923
Stiphropus bisigillatus George Newbo..., 1952
Stiphropus drassiformis Octavius Pic..., 1883
Stiphropus intermedius Millot, 1942
Stiphropus scutatus George Newbo..., 1927
Sylligma hirsuta Eugène Simon, 1895
Sylligma ndumi Lewis & Dipp..., 2011
Synema buettneri Maria Dahl, 1907
Synema decens Ferdinand Ka..., 1878
Synema diana Jean Victor ..., 1826
Synema imitator Pavesi, 1883Carpenter bees
Synema imitator meridionale Strand, 1907
Synema imitatrix Pavesi, 1883
Synema langheldi Maria Dahl, 1907
Synema mandibulare Maria Dahl, 1907
Synema marlothi Maria Dahl, 1907
Synema nigrotibiale Roger de Les..., 1919
Synema riflense Embrik Strand, 1909
Synema simoneae Roger de Les..., 1919
Synema vallotoni Roger de Les..., 1923
Tagulis granulosus Eugène Simon, 1895
Talaus limbatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Thomisops bullatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Thomisops granulatus Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989
Thomisops lesserti Millot, 1942
Thomisops melanopes Dippenaar-Sc..., 1989
Thomisops pupa Ferdinand Ka..., 1879Uinta sandwort
Thomisops senegalensis Millot, 1942
Thomisops sulcatus Eugène Simon, 1895
Thomisus australis Comellini, 1957
Thomisus blandus Karsch, 1880Spreading sandwort
Thomisus citrinellus Eugène Simon, 1875
Thomisus congoensis Comellini, 1957
Thomisus dalmasi Roger de Les..., 1919
Thomisus daradioides Eugène Simon, 1890
Thomisus ghesquierei Roger de Les..., 1943
Thomisus granulatus Ferdinand Ka..., 1880Spreading sandwort
Thomisus kalaharinus George Newbo..., 1936
Thomisus machadoi Comellini, 1959Basking shark
Thomisus natalensis George Newbo..., 1942
Thomisus schultzei Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Thomisus scrupeus Simon, 1886
Thomisus spiculosus Mary Agard P..., 1901Pharaoh ant
Thomisus stenningi Mary Agard P..., 1900Shyleaf
Thomisus zuluanus George Newbo..., 1942
Tmarus africanus Roger de Les..., 1919
Tmarus cameliformis Millot, 1942
Tmarus cancellatus Tord Tamerla..., 1899Black carpenter ant
Tmarus comellinii Garcia-Neto, 1989
Tmarus foliatus Roger de Les..., 1928
Tmarus guineensis Millot, 1942
Tmarus hirsutus (Cândido Firm..., 1929)⇒ Tmarus comellinii Garcia-Neto, 1989
Tmarus longicaudatus Millot, 1942
Tmarus natalensis Roger de Les..., 1925
Tmarus planetarius Eugène Simon, 1903
Trichopagis manicata Eugène Simon, 1886
Xysticus elegans Eugen von Ke..., 1880Elegant crab spider
Xysticus fagei Lessert, 1919
Xysticus havilandi George Newbo..., 1942
Xysticus helophilus Eugène Simon, 1890
Xysticus lucifugus George Newbo..., 1937
Xysticus luctuosus John Blackwall, 1836
Xysticus mulleri George Newbo..., 1952
Xysticus namaquensis Eugène Simon, 1910Stocky cerith
Xysticus natalensis George Newbo..., 1938
Xysticus pellax O. P.-Cambridge, 1894Honey bee
Xysticus potamon Hirotsugu Ono, 1978
Xysticus punctatus Eugen von Ke..., 1880
Xysticus robustus Carl Wilhelm..., 1832
Xysticus sagittifer George Newbo..., 1927
Xysticus simonstownensis Embrik Strand, 1909
Xysticus tugelanus George Newbo..., 1942
Xysticus urbensis George Newbo..., 1952
Zametopias trimeni Eugène Simon, 1895

Subnodes of Thomisidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyBominae
Simon, 1886
5
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDietinae
Simon, 1895
9
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStephanopinae
O. P-Cambridge, 1871
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStiphropodinae
Simon, 1886
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyStrophiinae
Simon, 1895
1
8
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThomisinae
Sundevall, 1833
23
119
Genera
Species

Taxom



Thomisidae (Sundevall 1833)
Thomisidae (Sundevall 1833)


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