''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by
Carl Ludwig Koch
Carl Ludwig Koch (21 September 1778 – 23 August 1857) was a German entomologist and arachnologist. He was responsible for classifying a great number of spiders, including the Brazilian whiteknee tarantula and common house spider. He was bo ...
in 1837, belonging to the order
Araneae
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, chelicerae with fangs generally able to inject venom, and spinnerets that extrude silk. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species dive ...
, family
Philodromidae
Philodromidae, also known as philodromid crab spiders and running crab spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described by Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell in 1870 (then known as subfamily Philodrominae within Thomisidae). It contains over ...
.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach in length and can mostly be encountered above the soil surface (
epigeal
Epigeal, epigean, epigeic and epigeous are biological terms describing an organism's activity above the soil surface.
In botany, a seed is described as showing epigeal germination when the cotyledons of the germinating seed expand, throw off the ...
organism) on low vegetation.
The members of this genus have a clear leaf-like cardiac mark on the anterior dorsal elongated abdomen. They are very similar to ''
Philodromus
''Philodromus'' is a genus of philodromid crab spiders. Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.
The more than 250 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. ...
'' species, but they can mainly be distinguished by differences in the eyes.
Species
This genus includes approximately 100 species:
* ''
Thanatus africanus''
Karsch, 1878
* ''
Thanatus albescens''
O. P.-Cambridge, 1885
* ''
Thanatus alpinus''
Kulczyński, 1887
* ''
Thanatus altimontis''
Gertsch, 1933
* ''
Thanatus arcticus''
Thorell, 1872
* ''
Thanatus arenarius''
Thorell, 1872
* ''
Thanatus arenicola
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
(Schmidt, 1976)
* ''
Thanatus aridorum
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Silhavy, 1940
* ''
Thanatus atlanticus''
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, 1936
* ''
Thanatus atratus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Simon
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, 1875
* ''
Thanatus balestrerii
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Caporiacco, 1935
* ''
Thanatus bungei
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
( Kulczynski, 1908)
* ''
Thanatus chorillensis
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Keyserling, 1880
* ''
Thanatus coloradensis
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Keyserling, 1880
* ''
Thanatus constellatus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Charitonov, 1946
* ''
Thanatus coreanus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Paik, 1979
* ''
Thanatus cronebergi
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Simon, 1895
* ''
Thanatus dahurianus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Logunov, 1997
* ''
Thanatus denisi
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Brignoli, 1983
* ''
Thanatus dhakuricus''
Tikader, 1960
* ''
Thanatus dissimilis
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Denis, 1960
* ''
Thanatus dorsilineatus''
Jézéquel, 1964
* ''
Thanatus fabricii''
(Audouin, 1826)
* ''
Thanatus firmetorum
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Muster & Thaler, 2003
* ''
Thanatus flavescens''
O. P.-Cambridge, 1876
* ''
Thanatus flavidus''
Simon, 1875
* ''
Thanatus flavus''
O. P.-Cambridge, 1876
* ''
Thanatus forbesi''
Pocock, 1903
* ''
Thanatus formicinus
''Thanatus formicinus'' is a species of spider in the family Philodromidae. It has a Holarctic
The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It ...
''
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, 1757)
* ''
Thanatus fornicatus''
Simon, 1897
* ''
Thanatus frederici''
Denis, 1941
* ''
Thanatus fuscipes
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Denis, 1957
* ''
Thanatus gigas''
(C.L. Koch, 1837)
* ''
Thanatus gnaquiensis''
Strand
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, 1908
* ''
Thanatus granadensis
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Keyserling, 1880
* ''
Thanatus hongkong''
Song, Zhu & Wu, 1997
* ''
Thanatus imbecillus''
L. Koch, 1878
* ''
Thanatus inconsuetus''
Caporiacco, 1940
* ''
Thanatus indicus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Simon, 1885
* ''
Thanatus jabalpurensis''
Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999
* ''
Thanatus jaikensis
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Ponomarev, 2007
* ''
Thanatus jugorum''
Simon, 1916
* ''
Thanatus ketani''
Bhandari & Gajbe, 2001
* ''
Thanatus kitabensis
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Charitonov, 1946
* ''
Thanatus lamottei''
Jézéquel, 1964
* ''
Thanatus lanatus''
Logunov, 1996
* ''
Thanatus lanceolatus''
Simon, 1875
* ''
Thanatus lanceoletus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Tikader, 1966
* ''
Thanatus lesserti''
(Roewer, 1951)
* ''
Thanatus lineatipes''
Simon, 1870
* ''
Thanatus luederitzi''
Simon, 1910
* ''
Thanatus maculatus''
Keyserling, 1880
* ''
Thanatus mandali''
Tikader, 1965
* ''
Thanatus meronensis''
Levy, 1977
* ''
Thanatus mikhailovi''
Logunov, 1996
* ''
Thanatus miniaceus''
Simon, 1880
* ''
Thanatus mongolicus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
(Schenkel, 1936)
* ''
Thanatus multipunctatus''
Strand, 1906
* ''
Thanatus mus''
Strand, 1908
* ''
Thanatus namaquensis''
Simon, 1910
* ''
Thanatus neimongol''
Wu & Song, 1987
* ''
Thanatus nigromaculatus''
Kulczynski, 1885
* ''
Thanatus nipponicus''
Yaginuma, 1969
* ''
Thanatus nitidus''
Logunov & Kunt, 2010
* ''
Thanatus oblongiusculus''
(Lucas, 1846) - Southern Europe, Turkey, North Africa, Ukraine, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia, Iran, China
* ''
Thanatus okayi''
Karol, 1966
* ''
Thanatus ornatus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
(Lucas, 1846)
* ''
Thanatus pagenstecheri''
Strand, 1906
* ''
Thanatus parangvulgaris''
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995
* ''
Thanatus paucipunctatus''
Strand, 1906
* ''
Thanatus philodromicus''
Strand, 1916
* ''
Thanatus philodromoides''
Caporiacco, 1940
* ''
Thanatus pictus''
L. Koch, 1881
* ''
Thanatus pinnatus''
Jézéquel, 1964
* ''
Thanatus plumosus
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Simon, 1890
* ''
Thanatus prolixus''
Simon, 1897
* ''
Thanatus pygmaeus''
Schmidt & Krause, 1996
* ''
Thanatus rayi''
Simon, 1875
* ''
Thanatus rubicellus''
Mello-Leitão, 1929
* ''
Thanatus rubicundus''
L. Koch, 1875
* ''
Thanatus sabulosus''
(Menge, 1875)
* ''
Thanatus saraevi
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Ponomarev, 2007
* ''
Thanatus schubotzi''
Strand, 1913
* ''
Thanatus sepiacolor
''Thanatus'' is a genus of false crab spiders described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837, belonging to the order Araneae, family Philodromidae.
Species of this genus are present in most of Europe.
Adult members of this genus of spiders can reach ...
''
Levy, 1999
* ''
Thanatus setiger''
(O. P.-Cambridge, 1872)
* ''
Thanatus sibiricus''
Kulczynski, 1901
* ''
Thanatus simplicipalpis''
Simon, 1882
* ''
Thanatus stepposus''
Logunov, 1996
* ''
Thanatus striatus
''Thanatus striatus'' is a species of running crab spider in the family Philodromidae. It is found in North America, Europe, Turkey, a range from Russia (European to Far East
The ''Far East'' was a European term to refer to the geographical r ...
''
C. L. Koch, 1845
* ''
Thanatus stripatus''
Tikader, 1980
* ''
Thanatus tuvinensis''
Logunov, 1996
* ''
Thanatus ubsunurensis''
Logunov, 1996
* ''
Thanatus validus''
Simon, 1875
* ''
Thanatus vulgaris''
Simon, 1870
* ''
Thanatus wuchuanensis''
Tang & Wang, 2008
* ''
Thanatus xinjiangensis''
Hu & Wu, 1989
* ''
Thanatus zavattarii''
Caporiacco, 1939
References
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External links
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{{Taxonbar, from=Q3015055
Philodromidae
Araneomorphae genera
Cosmopolitan spiders
Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch