''Oxyopes takobius'' is a

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of spiders in the

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 ...

Oxyopes ''Oxyopes'' is a genus of lynx spiders found worldwide. It includes arounds 300 species and is classified under the lynx spider family Oxyopidae. Like other lynx spiders, they are easily recognizable by the six larger eyes arranged hexagonally on ...

'' of the lynx spider family,

Oxyopidae Lynx spider (Oxyopidae) is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Most species make little use of webs, instead spending their lives as hunting spiders on plants. Many species frequent flowers in particular, ...

. The species was first described in 1969, and is found from Central Asia to China. Its venom contains a peptide toxin called

oxyopinin Oxyopinins are a group of peptide toxins present in the venom of lynx spiders belonging to the genus ''Oxyopes'', from which they derive their name. Properties Oxyopinins have antimicrobial, haemolytic, and insecticidal activities. They are the lar ...

(oxyopinin 4a), which was discovered in 2002. This species has been misidentified in pharmacological research as "''Oxyopes kitabensis''."''Venom Composition and Strategies in Spiders: Is Everything Possible?,'' Lucia Kuhn-Nentwig, Reto Stocklin, and Wolfgang Nentwig, Table 2, page 9, collected in

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Oxyopidae Spiders of Asia Spiders described in 1969 {{Araneomorphae-stub