''Peucetia'' is a genus of

lynx spider 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, ...

s that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (

Green Lynx Spider ''Peucetia viridans'', the green lynx spider, is a bright-green lynx spider usually found on green plants. It is the largest North American species in the family Oxyopidae. This spider is common in the southern U.S., Mexico, Central America, and ...

) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia'' species to occur in the United States, apart from ''P. viridans'' (which occurs in the south from coast to coast) is ''P. longipalpis'', which occurs in the southwestern US to Belize.

Species

it contains the following forty-seven species: * '' Peucetia akwadaensis'' Patel, 1978 — India, China * ''

Peucetia albescens ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' ( Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' L. Koch, 1878 — Australia (Queensland) * ''

Peucetia ananthakrishnani ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Murugesan, Mathew, Sudhikumar, Sunish, Biju & Sebastian, 2006 — India * ''

Peucetia arabica ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' ( Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Simon, 1882 — Greece, North, East Africa, Middle East * ''

Peucetia ashae ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 — India * ''

Peucetia betlaensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2007 — India * ''

Peucetia biharensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * ''

Peucetia casseli ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Simon, 1900 — West, Central Africa * ''

Peucetia cayapa ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Santos & Brescovit, 2003 — Ecuador, Peru * ''

Peucetia choprai ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Tikader, 1965 — India * ''

Peucetia crucifera ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Lawrence, 1927 — Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa * ''

Peucetia elegans ''Peucetia elegans'' is a species of lynx spider 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 p ...

'' (Blackwall, 1864) — India * ''

Peucetia flava ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Keyserling, 1877 — Venezuela to Argentina * ''

Peucetia formosensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Kishida, 1930 — Taiwan * ''

Peucetia gauntleta ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2004 — India * ''

Peucetia gerhardi ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 — West, Central, East Africa * ''

Peucetia graminea ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Pocock, 1900 — India * ''

Peucetia harishankarensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Biswas, 1975 — India * ''

Peucetia jabalpurensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 — India * ''

Peucetia ketani ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Gajbe, 1992 — India * ''

Peucetia latikae ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Tikader, 1970 — India, China * ''

Peucetia lesserti ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 — Niger, Kenya * ''

Peucetia longipalpis ''Peucetia longipalpis'' is a species of lynx spider in the 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 l ...

'' F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 — USA to Venezuela * ''

Peucetia lucasi ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' (Vinson, 1863) — Botswana, South Africa, Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar * ''

Peucetia macroglossa ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 — Colombia, Brazil, Guyana * ''

Peucetia maculifera ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Pocock, 1900 — South Africa, Lesotho * ''

Peucetia madagascariensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' (Vinson, 1863) — Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar * ''

Peucetia madalenae ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 — Mozambique, South Africa * ''

Peucetia margaritata ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Hogg, 1914 — Australia (Montebello Is.) * ''

Peucetia myanmarensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Myanmar * ''

Peucetia nicolae ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 — South Africa * ''

Peucetia pawani ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * ''

Peucetia phantasma ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' ( Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Ahmed, Satam, Khalap & Mohan, 2015 — India * ''

Peucetia procera ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar * ''

Peucetia pulchra ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' (Blackwall, 1865) — Central, Eastern, Southern Africa, Seychelles * ''

Peucetia punjabensis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * ''

Peucetia rajani ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * ''

Peucetia ranganathani ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Biswas & Roy, 2005 — India * ''

Peucetia rubrolineata ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Keyserling, 1877 — Panama to Argentina * ''

Peucetia striata ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Karsch, 1878 — Yemen to South Africa, Comoros. Introduced to St. Helena * ''

Peucetia transvaalica ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peuceti ...

'' Simon, 1896 — Central, Southern Africa * ''

Peucetia virescens ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) — Turkey, Middle East * ''

Peucetia viridana ''Peucetia viridana'' is a species of spider found in India and Myanmar. Description ''Peucetia viridana'' is a green colored spider with cephalothorax The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, ...

'' (Stoliczka, 1869) — Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar * ''

Peucetia viridans ''Peucetia viridans'', the green lynx spider, is a bright-green lynx spider usually found on green plants. It is the largest North American species in the family Oxyopidae. This spider is common in the southern U.S., Mexico, Central America, and ...

'' (Hentz, 1832) — North & Central America, Caribbean, Venezuela * ''

Peucetia viridis ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' (Blackwall, 1858) — Spain, Greece, Africa, Middle East. Introduced to Caribbean Is. * ''

Peucetia viveki ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' (Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia' ...

'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * ''

Peucetia yogeshi ''Peucetia'' is a genus of lynx spiders that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in Asia, the similar named ''P. viridans'' ( Green Lynx Spider) occurs only from the southern United States to Venezuela. The only ''Peucetia ...

'' Gajbe, 1999 — India

References

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