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Oxytate

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The genus Oxytate, commonly known as grass crab spiders, comprises a homogenous group of nocturnal crab spiders (family Thomisidae). The complete mitochondrial genome of the type species O. striatipes was determined in 2014.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassArachnida
  4. OrderAraneae
  5. FamilyThomisidae
Observations recorded2,039

Oxytate is een geslacht van spinnen uit de familie van de Thomisidae (krabspinnen).

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
169
Family
Thomisidae
Collections
SAM, ARC-PPRI
Recorded in
South Africa, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Thomisidae
Image
Oxytate argenteooculata, Manie van der Schijff BT, a.jpg
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taxon name
Oxytate
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Oxytate
topic's main category
Category:Oxytate
taxon author citation
L. Koch, 1878
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Distribution
  • Description
  • Habits
  • Species
  • See also
  • References
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The genus Oxytate, commonly known as grass crab spiders, comprises a homogenous group of nocturnal crab spiders (family Thomisidae). The complete mitochondrial genome of the type species O. striatipes was determined in 2014.

==Distribution== Members of this genus are native to Asia, Western Australia, East, Central and southern Africa.

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