''Runcinia'' is a

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that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''.

Species

it contains thirty species, found mostly in

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, with a few exceptions: *'' Runcinia acuminata'' ( Thorell, 1881) – Bangladesh to Japan, New Guinea,

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Runcinia aethiops ''Runcinia'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''. Species it contains thirty species, found mostly in Africa and east Asia, with ...

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Runcinia albida ''Runcinia'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''. Species it contains thirty species, found mostly in Africa and east Asia, with ...

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, 1893) – Congo *'' Runcinia bifrons'' (Simon, 1895) –

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Runcinia carae ''Runcinia'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''. Species it contains thirty species, found mostly in Africa and east Asia, with ...

'' Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1983 –

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Runcinia caudata ''Runcinia'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''. Species it contains thirty species, found mostly in Africa and east Asia, with ...

'' Schenkel, 1963 –

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Runcinia depressa ''Runcinia'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''. Species it contains thirty species, found mostly in Africa and east Asia, with ...

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Runcinia disticta ''Runcinia'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''. Species it contains thirty species, found mostly in Africa and east Asia, with ...

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Runcinia dubia ''Runcinia'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1875. The former ''R. elongata'' is a synonym of ''Thomisus elongatus''. Species it contains thirty species, found mostly in Africa and east Asia, with ...

'' Caporiacco, 1940 –

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*'' Runcinia erythrina'' Jézéquel, 1964 – West, Southern Africa *'' Runcinia escheri'' Reimoser, 1934 – India *'' Runcinia flavida'' (Simon, 1881) –

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, Africa *'' Runcinia ghorpadei'' Tikader, 1980 – India *''

Runcinia grammica ''Runcinia grammica'' (sometimes also referred to as ''Runcinia lateralis'') is a species of spiders of the genus ''Runcinia'', with a distribution of "Europa, Near East to Iran, Russia, Central Asia, China, Japan. Introduced to St. Helena, Sout ...

'' (C. L. Koch, 1837) ( type) – Europa, Middle East to Iran,

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(Europe to West Siberia), Central Asia, China, Japan. Introduced to St. Helena,

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*'' Runcinia insecta'' (

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, 1875) – Africa, Asia. Introduced to Australia *'' Runcinia johnstoni'' Lessert, 1919 – Africa *'' Runcinia khandari'' Gajbe, 2004 – India *'' Runcinia kinbergi'' Thorell, 1891 – Myanmar, India (Nicobar Is.), Indonesia (Java) *'' Runcinia longipes''

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Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

*'' Runcinia manicata'' Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar *'' Runcinia multilineata'' Roewer, 1961 –

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 � ...

*'' Runcinia oculifrons'' Strand, 1907 –

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*'' Runcinia plana'' Simon, 1895 –

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*'' Runcinia roonwali'' Tikader, 1965 – India *'' Runcinia sitadongri'' Gajbe, 2004 – India *'' Runcinia soeensis'' Schenkel, 1944 – Indonesia (West Timor) *'' Runcinia spinulosa'' (

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, 1885) –

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, India *'' Runcinia tarabayevi'' Marusik & Logunov, 1990 – Central Asia *'' Runcinia tropica'' Simon, 1907 – Africa *'' Runcinia yogeshi'' Gajbe & Gajbe, 2001 – India In synonymy: *''R. advecticia'' (Simon, 1909, T from ''Plancinus'') = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. affinis'' Simon, 1897 = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. albostriata'' Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. annamita'' Simon, 1903 = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. cataracta'' Lawrence, 1927 = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. cerina'' (C. L. Koch, 1845) = ''Runcinia grammica'' (C. L. Koch, 1837) *''R. chauhani'' Sen & Basu, 1972 = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. cherapunjea'' (Tikader, 1966, T from ''Thomisus'') = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. littorina'' Lawrence, 1942 = ''Runcinia flavida'' (Simon, 1881) *''R. proxima'' Lessert, 1919 = ''Runcinia flavida'' (Simon, 1881) *''R. proxima'' Millot, 1941 = ''Runcinia flavida'' (Simon, 1881) *''R. sangasanga'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 = ''Runcinia insecta'' (L. Koch, 1875) *''R. sjostedti'' Lessert, 1919 = ''Runcinia johnstoni'' Lessert, 1919

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Araneomorphae genera Spiders of Africa Spiders of Asia Spiders of Australia Spiders of South America Thomisidae {{Thomisidae-stub

Species

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