''Epidius'' is a genus of

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 in 1877. It is a senior synonym of ''Pothaeus''.

Species

it contains fifteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa and Asia: *''

Epidius armatus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' (Thorell, 1895) – India,

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Laos Laos (, ''Lāo'' )), officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic ( Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ, French: République démocratique populaire lao), is a socialist ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

*'' Epidius binotatus'' Simon, 1897 – West Africa,

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**'' Epidius b. guineensis'' Millot, 1942 –

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*'' Epidius coloratus'' Benjamin, 2017 – Malaysia ( Borneo), Brunei *''

Epidius denisi Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' Lessert, 1943 – Congo *'' Epidius elongatus'' Benjamin, 2017 – Thailand *''

Epidius floreni Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' Benjamin, 2017 – Malaysia (Borneo) *''

Epidius gongi Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' (Song & Kim, 1992) – China *''

Epidius longimanus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' Benjamin, 2017 – India *''

Epidius longipalpis Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a conv ...

'' Thorell, 1877 (

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) – India,

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, Indonesia ( Java,

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, Seram,

Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater Sunda Islands, and the world's eleventh-largest island, it is situated east of Borneo, west of the Maluku Islands, and south of Mindanao and the Sulu Ar ...

) *''

Epidius lyriger Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' Simon, 1897 – Philippines *''

Epidius mahavira Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' Benjamin, 2017 – India *''

Epidius pallidus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' (Thorell, 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra) *'' Epidius parvati'' Benjamin, 2000 – Sri Lanka, India *''

Epidius rubropictus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' Simon, 1909 – China, Vietnam, Indonesia (Sumatra) *''

Epidius typicus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a co ...

'' (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) –

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

Formerly included: *''E. bipunctatus'' (Thorell, 1891) (Transferred to ''

Mastira ''Mastira'' is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1891 by Tamerlan Thorell. , it contains 10 species. Species ''Mastira'' comprises the following species: *''Mastira adusta'' (L. Koch, 1867) – New Guinea, ...

'') *''E. brevipalpus'' Simon, 1903 (Transferred to '' Pharta'') *''E. gongi'' (Song & Kim, 1992) (Transferred to ''Epidius'') *''E. kalawitanus'' (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) (Transferred to ''

Cebrenninus ''Cebrenninus'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by S. P. Benjamin in 2016. It is a senior synonym of ''Ascurisoma''. Species it contains ten species, found in Asia and Africa: *'' Cebrenninus banten'' Benjamin, 2016 – In ...

'') *''E. zhengi'' (Ono & Song, 1986) (Transferred to ''Pharta'')

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