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Thomisidae
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The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but may also be used for spiders from other families. Many members of this family are also known as flower spiders or flower crab spiders.
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Thomisidae is a family of arachnids within the order Araneae, class Arachnida, and phylum Arthropoda. It belongs to the superfamily Thomisoidea and was described by Sundevall in 1833. The family is commonly known as crab spiders, with other names including Krabbenspinnen and běžníkovití. The type genus for this taxon is Thomisus.
The family has an accepted taxonomic status. Records indicate 491,465 occurrences globally. In the United States, 4,397 records are held by the institution UAM, accompanied by 52 media items. The family is documented in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary.
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Species
crab spiders
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyThomisidae
蟹蛛（學名：Thomisidae；英文：Crab spider），蟹蛛科的通稱，蜘蛛目蟹蛛總科（Thomisoidea）。常見的蟹蛛有：三突花蛛和鞍形花蟹蛛。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,397
- With media
- 52
- Family
- Thomisidae
- Collections
- UAM
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Thomisoidea
- Image
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- Commons category
- Thomisidae
- taxon name
- Thomisidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Thomisidae
- taxon common name
- 蟹蛛
- has list
- list of Thomisidae species
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- taxonomic type
- Thomisus
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Description
- Sexual dimorphism
- Behavior
- Genera
- See also
- References
- External links
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but may also be used for spiders from other families. Many members of this family are also known as flower spiders or flower crab spiders.
==Etymology==
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