''Angaeus'' is a genus of Asian
crab spiders
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 is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of th ...
first described by
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist.
Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...
in 1881.
It is considered a
senior synonym of ''Paraborboropactus''.
Species
it contained twelve species, found in Asia:
*''
Angaeus canalis''
(Tang & Li, 2010) –
China
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*''
Angaeus christae''
Benjamin, 2013 –
Borneo
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*''
Angaeus comatulus''
Simon, 1909 –
Vietnam
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*''
Angaeus lenticulosus''
Simon, 1903 – China, Vietnam
*''
Angaeus liangweii''
(Tang & Li, 2010) – China
*''
Angaeus pentagonalis''
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, 1901 –
India
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(mainland, Andaman Is.)
*''
Angaeus pudicus''
Thorell, 1881 (
type) –
Indonesia
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(
Moluccas,
Seram Island
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)
*''
Angaeus rhombifer''
Thorell, 1890 – China,
Myanmar
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, Vietnam,
Malaysia
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,
Singapore
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, Indonesia (
Sumatra
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), Borneo
*''
Angaeus rhombus''
(Tang & Li, 2009) – China
*''
Angaeus verrucosus''
Benjamin, 2017 – Malaysia (Borneo)
*''
Angaeus xieluae''
(Liu, 2022) – China
*''
Angaeus zhengi
''Angaeus'' is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1881. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Paraborboropactus''.
Species
it contained twelve species, found in Asia:
*'' Angaeus canalis'' (Tang & Li, 2010) †...
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(Tang & Li, 2009) – China
See also
*
List of Thomisidae species
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 is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of thi ...
References
Further reading
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Thomisidae
Thomisidae genera
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell
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