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
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Mecaphesa aikoae
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Schick, 1965) – USA
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Mecaphesa anguliventris
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa arida
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Suman, 1971) – Hawaii
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Mecaphesa asperata
''Mecaphesa asperata'', the northern crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae, found in North and Central America, and the Caribbean. It is a species of the 'flower spiders', so-called because they generally hunt in simil ...
Caribbean
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Mecaphesa baltea
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Suman, 1971) – Hawaii
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Mecaphesa bubulcus
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa californica
''Mecaphesa californica'' is a species of crab spider
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 loos ...
Hispaniola
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Mecaphesa carletonica
''Mecaphesa carletonica'' is a species of crab spider 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, ...
Mecaphesa cavata
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Suman, 1971) – Hawaii
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Mecaphesa celer
''Mecaphesa celer'', known generally as the swift crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. Its range is quite large, and it is found throughout much of North and Central America.
''M. celer'' are sit-and-wait predators ...
'' (Hentz, 1847) – North, Central America
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Mecaphesa cincta
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa coloradensis
''Mecaphesa coloradensis'' is a species of crab spider
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Gertsch
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, 1933) – USA, Mexico
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Mecaphesa damnosa
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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, 1880) – Mexico,
Guatemala
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Mecaphesa decora
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Banks, 1898) – Mexico, Guatemala
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Mecaphesa deserti
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa dubia
''Mecaphesa dubia'' is a species of crab spider
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 ...
'' (Keyserling, 1880) – USA, Mexico
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Mecaphesa edita
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Suman, 1971) – Hawaii
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Mecaphesa facunda
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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El Salvador
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Mecaphesa hiatus
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa inclusa
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa kanakana
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa naevigera
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of Thomisidae, crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Simon, Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South ...
Mecaphesa oreades
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Simon, 1900) – Hawaii
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Mecaphesa perkinsi
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' Simon, 1904 – Hawaii
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Mecaphesa prosper
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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O. Pickard-Cambridge
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Life and work
Pickard-Cambridge was born in Blox ...
, 1896) – Guatemala
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Mecaphesa quercina
''Mecaphesa quercina'', the oak crab spider, is a species of crab spider
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 i ...
Mecaphesa rothi
''Mecaphesa rothi'' is a species of crab spider
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 ...
Mecaphesa semispinosa
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa spiralis
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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Mecaphesa velata
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Simon, 1900) – Hawaii
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Mecaphesa verityi
''Mecaphesa'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1900.
Species
it contains forty-nine species and one subspecies, found in North America, Central America, the Caribbean, South America, and on Hawaii:
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'' (Schick, 1965) – USA
See also
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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 t ...