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
Eugène Louis Simon
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
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Epicadus camelinus
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*'' Epicadus camelinus'' ...
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O. Pickard-Cambridge
Octavius Pickard-Cambridge FRS (3 November 1828 – 9 March 1917) was an English clergyman and zoologist. He was a keen arachnologist who described and named more than 900 species of spider.
Life and work
Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...
Bolivia
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Epicadus dimidiaster
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*'' Epicadus camelinus'' ...
'' Machado, Teixeira & Lise, 2018 –
Colombia
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, Peru, Brazil
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Epicadus granulatus
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*''Epicadus camelinus'' ( ...
Costa Rica
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, Peru, Brazil
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Epicadus heterogaster
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*'' Epicadus camelinus'' ...
'' (Guérin, 1829) (
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Guyana
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Epicadus pulcher
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*''Epicadus camelinus'' ( ...
'' (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Bolivia, Brazil
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Epicadus rubripes
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*''Epicadus camelinus'' ( ...
'' Mello-Leitão, 1924 – Brazil
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Epicadus stelloides
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*'' Epicadus camelinus'' ...
Epicadus taczanowskii
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*'' Epicadus camelinus'' ...
Hispaniola
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Taczanowski
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, 1872) – Mexico, Panama, Peru, Bolivia, French Guiana, Brazil, Argentina
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Epicadus tuberculatus
''Epicadus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895. It is considered a senior synonym of ''Tobias''.
Species
it contains eleven species, found in South and Central America:
*''Epicadus camelinus'' ( ...
'' ( Petrunkevitch, 1910) – Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Formerly included:
*''E. mutchleri'' Petrunkevitch, 1930 (Transferred to ''
Rejanellus
''Rejanellus'' is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae
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 ap ...
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Nomina dubia
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 ...
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 ...