''Peucetia'' is a genus of

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s that is found worldwide. While ''P. viridana'' is found only in

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, 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, an ...

) occurs only from the southern United States to

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. 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

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Species

it contains the following forty-seven species: * '' Peucetia akwadaensis'' Patel, 1978 — India, China * '' Peucetia albescens'' L. Koch, 1878 — Australia (Queensland) * '' Peucetia ananthakrishnani'' Murugesan, Mathew, Sudhikumar, Sunish, Biju & Sebastian, 2006 — India * '' Peucetia arabica'' Simon, 1882 — Greece, North, East Africa, Middle East * '' Peucetia ashae'' Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 — India * '' Peucetia betlaensis'' Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2007 — India * '' Peucetia biharensis'' 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'' 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'' Lawrence, 1927 — Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa * '' Peucetia elegans'' (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'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 — Colombia, Brazil, Guyana * '' Peucetia maculifera'' Pocock, 1900 — South Africa, Lesotho * '' Peucetia madagascariensis'' (Vinson, 1863) — Comoros, Mayotte, Madagascar * '' Peucetia madalenae'' van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 — Mozambique, South Africa * '' Peucetia margaritata'' Hogg, 1914 — Australia (Montebello Is.) * '' Peucetia myanmarensis'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Myanmar * '' Peucetia nicolae'' van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1994 — South Africa * '' Peucetia pawani'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * '' Peucetia phantasma'' Ahmed, Satam, Khalap & Mohan, 2015 — India * '' Peucetia procera'' Thorell, 1887 — Myanmar * '' Peucetia pulchra'' (Blackwall, 1865) — Central, Eastern, Southern Africa, Seychelles * '' Peucetia punjabensis'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * '' Peucetia rajani'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * '' Peucetia ranganathani'' Biswas & Roy, 2005 — India * '' Peucetia rubrolineata'' Keyserling, 1877 — Panama to Argentina * '' Peucetia striata'' Karsch, 1878 — Yemen to South Africa, Comoros. Introduced to St. Helena * '' Peucetia transvaalica'' Simon, 1896 — Central, Southern Africa * '' Peucetia virescens'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) — Turkey, Middle East * '' Peucetia viridana'' (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'' Gajbe, 1999 — India * '' Peucetia yogeshi'' Gajbe, 1999 — India

References

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