''Camaricus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

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 ...

that was 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 1887.

Species

it contains fifteen species, found in Africa, Asia, and on

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

: *'' Camaricus bipunctatus'' Bastawade, 2002 –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

*'' Camaricus castaneiceps''

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, 1924 –

*'' Camaricus chayani'' Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2017 –

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

*'' Camaricus cimex'' ( Karsch, 1878) –

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*'' Camaricus florae'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*'' Camaricus formosus'' Thorell, 1887 – India to Indonesia (

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, Philippines *'' Camaricus hastifer'' (Percheron, 1833) – Unknown *'' Camaricus khandalaensis'' Tikader, 1980 – India *'' Camaricus maugei'' (Walckenaer, 1837) ( type) – India to Vietnam,

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(Sumatra,

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, Krakatau) *'' Camaricus mimus'' (Pavesi, 1895) –

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

, East Africa *''

Camaricus nigrotesselatus ''Camaricus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1887. Species it contains fifteen species, found in Africa, Asia, and on New Caledonia: *'' Camaricus bipunctatus'' Bastawade, 2002 – India *'' Camaricus ...

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, 1895 – Central, East,

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*'' Camaricus parisukatus'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *'' Camaricus pulchellus'' Simon, 1903 –

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

*'' Camaricus rinkae'' Biswas & Roy, 2005 – India *'' Camaricus siltorsus'' Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2007 – India

Nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

*''C. nigrotesselatus'' Strand, 1907

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