AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Majidae Samouelle, 1819 (spider crab)
and region Mauritius (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
187
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
143
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
3
24
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMajidae
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crab, Spider crabs
7
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
7 Genera with 13 Species
Cyclax Dana, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Halimus Latreille, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 03SpeciesTaxom
Tiarinia Dana, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
13 Species
Cyclax (Cyclomaia) suborbicularis Stimpson, 1858Cyclax Suborbicularis
Halimus borradailei (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Hyastenus borradailei Rathbun, 1907
Halimus inermis (Rathbun, 1911)⇒ Hyastenus inermis Rathbun, 1911
Macropodia formosa Rathbun, 1911
Micippa excavata Lanchester, 1900
Micippa margaritifera Henderson, 1893
Micippa mascarenica Baker, 1905
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Naxia (Naxioides) robillardi (Miers, 1882)⇒ Naxioides robillardi Miers, 1882
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Schizophrys serratus (White, 1847)⇒ Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834
Schizophrys servalus
Tiarinia cornigera Latreille, 1825

Subnodes of Majidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyMajinae
Samouelle, 1819
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMithracinae
MacLeay, 1838
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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