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''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground
crab spiders The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of th ...
described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family
Thomisidae The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of thi ...
. The genus name is derived from the
Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic peri ...
root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper".


Description

''Xysticus'' and ''
Coriarachne ''Coriarachne'' is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870. Over half of described species have been synonymized or moved to similar genera, including '' Bassaniana'', '' Bassaniodes'', and '' Pycnaxis''. They ...
'' are dark brown or reddish-brown crab spiders often encountered on weeds or trees. While similar to the 'flower spiders', they tend to have shorter, sturdier legs. Many, but not all, species have abdomens more patterned than most ''Thomisus'' species, rather like some of the ''Synema'' species. Some however, that are more terrestrial, resemble earth in colour and texture. Most species of the genus Xysticus are small to medium sized spiders. They show a sexual dimorphism in size. Females of typical species reach a maximum of of body length, while their males are about long, about half the size of the females. The basic colour of these species is usually brown, beige or gray. The
prosoma The cephalothorax, also called prosoma in some groups, is a tagma of various arthropods, comprising the head and the thorax fused together, as distinct from the abdomen behind. (The terms ''prosoma'' and ''opisthosoma'' are equivalent to ''cepha ...
is sometimes slightly smaller than the
opisthosoma The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to a ...
. In many species the front body shows in the middle a broad, pale longitudinal band. The
opisthosoma The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma (cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to a ...
is clearly flattened in most species and shows a median broad and dark leaf marking. The species are often very similar to each other, and in most cases can be distinguished only by a microscopic examination of the reproductive organs.


Behaviour

The spiders of the genus ''Xysticus'' do not build webs; like most Thomisidae they are ambush hunters and prefer to hunt near the ground (hence the common name "ground crab spiders"). They move slowly, and commonly hunt by stationing themselves in a high-traffic area and grabbing whatever
arthropod Arthropods (, (gen. ποδός)) are invertebrate animals with an exoskeleton, a Segmentation (biology), segmented body, and paired jointed appendages. Arthropods form the phylum Arthropoda. They are distinguished by their jointed limbs and Arth ...
passes close enough. Also like most other Thomisidae, they seize prey with their enlarged anterior two pairs of legs and kill it by a venomous bite.


Species

it contains 294 species, found worldwide: * '' Xysticus abditus'' Logunov, 2006 — Bulgaria, Turkey * '' Xysticus acerbus'' Thorell, 1872 — Europe to Central Asia ** ''Xysticus acerbus obscurior'' Kulczyński, 1895 — Ukraine * '' Xysticus acquiescens'' Emerton, 1919 — Holarctic * ''
Xysticus advectus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1890 — Guatemala, Costa Rica * '' Xysticus aethiopicus'' L. Koch, 1875 — Ethiopia * ''
Xysticus albertensis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Dondale, 2008 — Canada * ''
Xysticus albolimbatus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Hu, 2001 — China * '' Xysticus alboniger'' Turnbull, Dondale & Redner, 1965 — USA, Canada * ''
Xysticus aletaiensis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Hu & Wu, 1989 — China * '' Xysticus alpicola'' Kulczyński, 1882 — Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Ukraine * ''
Xysticus alpinistus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Ono, 1978 — Nepal, China * ''
Xysticus alpinus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Kulczyński, 1887 — Alps (Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Austria) * ''
Xysticus alsus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Song & Wang, 1994 — China * ''
Xysticus altaicus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Simon, 1895 — Kazakhstan * ''
Xysticus altitudinis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Levy, 1976 — Israel * '' Xysticus ampullatus'' Turnbull, Dondale & Redner, 1965 — USA, Canada * ''
Xysticus apachecus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Gertsch, 1933 — USA * ''
Xysticus apalacheus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Gertsch, 1953 — USA * ''
Xysticus apertus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Banks, 1898 — Mexico * ''
Xysticus apricus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' L. Koch, 1876 — Italy * ''
Xysticus aprilinus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Bryant, 1930 — USA * ''
Xysticus arenarius ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Thorell, 1875 — Ukraine * '' Xysticus arenicola'' Simon, 1875 — France * '' Xysticus argenteus'' Jézéquel, 1966 — Ivory Coast * '' Xysticus asper'' (Lucas, 1838) — Canary Islands * '' Xysticus atevs'' Ovtsharenko, 1979 — Russia * '' Xysticus atrimaculatus'' Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 — China, Korea, Japan * '' Xysticus auctificus'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus audax'' (Schrank, 1803) — Palearctic ** ''Xysticus audax massanicus'' Simon, 1932 — France * '' Xysticus audaxoides'' Zhang, Zhang & Song, 2004 — China * '' Xysticus austrosibiricus'' Logunov & Marusik, 1998 — Russia, Mongolia, China * '' Xysticus autumnalis'' L. Koch, 1875 — New South Wales * '' Xysticus aztecus'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * '' Xysticus bacurianensis'' Mcheidze, 1971 — Turkey, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan * '' Xysticus bakanas'' Marusik & Logunov, 1990 — Kazakhstan * '' Xysticus banksi'' Bryant, 1933 — USA * '' Xysticus barbatus'' Caporiacco, 1936 — Libya * '' Xysticus benefactor'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus bengalensis'' Tikader & Biswas, 1974 — India * '' Xysticus bengdakus'' Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2007 — India * '' Xysticus beni'' Strand, 1913 — Central Africa * '' Xysticus berlandi'' Schenkel, 1963 — China * '' Xysticus bermani'' Marusik, 1994 — Russia, China * '' Xysticus bharatae'' Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 — India * '' Xysticus bicolor'' L. Koch, 1867 — Greece * '' Xysticus bicuspis'' Keyserling, 1887 — USA * '' Xysticus bifasciatus'' C. L. Koch, 1837 — Palearctic * '' Xysticus bimaculatus'' L. Koch, 1867 — Queensland * '' Xysticus bohdanowiczi'' Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 — China * '' Xysticus bolivari'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * ''
Xysticus bradti ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * '' Xysticus breviceps'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 — India * '' Xysticus brevidentatus'' Wunderlich, 1995 — Italy, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegoniva, Montenegro, Albania * '' Xysticus britcheri'' Gertsch, 1934 — Russia, Alaska, Canada, USA * ''
Xysticus brunneitibiis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Caporiacco, 1939 — Ethiopia * '' Xysticus californicus'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Mexico * '' Xysticus canadensis'' Gertsch, 1934 — Russia, USA, Canada * '' Xysticus caspicus'' Utochkin, 1968 — Russia, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan * '' Xysticus caucasius'' L. Koch, 1878 — Georgia * '' Xysticus chaparralis'' Schick, 1965 — USA * '' Xysticus charitonowi'' Mcheidze, 1971 — Georgia * '' Xysticus chippewa'' Gertsch, 1953 — Holarctic * ''
Xysticus chui ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Ono, 1992 — Taiwan * '' Xysticus clercki'' (Audouin, 1826) — Egypt, Ethiopia * '' Xysticus cochise'' Gertsch, 1953 — USA * '' Xysticus coloradensis'' Bryant, 1930 — USA * ''
Xysticus concinnus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Kroneberg, 1875 — Central Asia * '' Xysticus concretus'' Utochkin, 1968 — Russia, China, Korea, Japan * '' Xysticus concursus'' Gertsch, 1934 — USA * '' Xysticus conflatus'' Song, Tang & Zhu, 1995 — China * '' Xysticus connectens'' Kulczyński, 1901 — China * '' Xysticus cor'' Canestrini, 1873 — Southern Europe, Turkey, Azores, Iran * ''
Xysticus corsicus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Simon, 1875 — Corsica * ''
Xysticus crispabilis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground Thomisidae, crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Descriptio ...
'' Song & Gao, 1996 — China * '' Xysticus cristatus'' (Clerck, 1757) — Palearctic, Introduced to Canada, USA * '' Xysticus croceus'' Fox, 1937 — India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Vietnam, Korea, Taiwan, Japan * '' Xysticus cunctator'' Thorell, 1877 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus curtus'' Banks, 1898 — Mexico * '' Xysticus dali'' Li & Yang, 2008 — China * '' Xysticus davidi'' Schenkel, 1963 — Russia, China * '' Xysticus denisi'' Schenkel, 1963 — China * '' Xysticus desidiosus'' Simon, 1875 — Europe * ''
Xysticus discursans ''Xysticus discursans'' is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is found in North America. References

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'' Keyserling, 1880 — North America * '' Xysticus diversus'' (Blackwall, 1870) — Sicily * '' Xysticus doriai'' (Dalmas, 1922) — Italy * '' Xysticus dzhungaricus'' Tyschchenko, 1965 — Russia, Central Asia to China * ''
Xysticus edax ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) — Turkey, Israel * '' Xysticus elegans'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Canada, Alaska * '' Xysticus elephantus'' Ono, 1978 — Nepal, China * ''
Xysticus ellipticus ''Xysticus ellipticus'' is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, bu ...
'' Turnbull, Dondale & Redner, 1965 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus emertoni'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Canada, Alaska, Slovakia to China * '' Xysticus ephippiatus'' Simon, 1880 — Kazakhstan, Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan * '' Xysticus erraticus'' (Blackwall, 1834) — Europe, Russia * '' Xysticus facetus'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1896 — Mexico to El Salvador * ''
Xysticus fagei ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Lessert, 1919 — East Africa * '' Xysticus federalis'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * '' Xysticus ferox'' (Hentz, 1847) — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus ferrugineus'' Menge, 1876 — Palearctic * '' Xysticus ferruginoides'' Schenkel, 1963 — Russia, Mongolia * '' Xysticus fervidus'' Gertsch, 1953 — USA, Canada * ''
Xysticus flavitarsis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Simon, 1877 — Congo * '' Xysticus flavovittatus'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA * '' Xysticus floridanus'' Banks, 1896 — USA * '' Xysticus fraternus'' Banks, 1895 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus funestus'' Keyserling, 1880 — North America * ''
Xysticus furtivus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Gertsch, 1936 — USA * '' Xysticus gallicus'' Simon, 1875 — Palearctic ** ''Xysticus gallicus batumiensis'' Mcheidze & Utochkin, 1971 — Georgia * '' Xysticus gattefossei'' Denis, 1956 — Morocco * '' Xysticus geometres'' L. Koch, 1874 — Queensland * ''
Xysticus gertschi ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Schick, 1965 — North America * '' Xysticus ghigii'' Caporiacco, 1938 — Mexico * '' Xysticus gortanii'' Caporiacco, 1922 — Italy * '' Xysticus gosiutus'' Gertsch, 1933 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus gracilis'' Keyserling, 1880 — Colombia * '' Xysticus grallator'' Simon, 1932 — Portugal, Spain, France (Corsica), Italy (Sardinia) * ''
Xysticus guizhou ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground Thomisidae, crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Descriptio ...
'' Song & Zhu, 1997 — China * '' Xysticus gulosus'' Keyserling, 1880 — North America * '' Xysticus havilandi'' Lawrence, 1942 — South Africa * '' Xysticus hedini'' Schenkel, 1936 — Russia, Mongolia, China, Korea, Japan * ''
Xysticus helophilus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground Thomisidae, crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Descriptio ...
'' Simon, 1890 — Yemen * '' Xysticus hepaticus'' Simon, 1903 — Madagascar * '' Xysticus himalayaensis'' Tikader & Biswas, 1974 — India * '' Xysticus hindusthanicus'' Basu, 1965 — India * '' Xysticus hui'' Platnick, 1993 — China * ''
Xysticus humilis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Redner & Dondale, 1965 — USA * '' Xysticus ibex'' Simon, 1875 — France, Spain ** ''Xysticus ibex dalmasi'' Simon, 1932 — France * '' Xysticus ictericus'' L. Koch, 1874 — Fiji * '' Xysticus idolothytus'' Logunov, 1995 — Kazakhstan, Mongolia * '' Xysticus illaudatus'' Logunov, 1995 — Russia * '' Xysticus imitarius'' Gertsch, 1953 — USA * ''
Xysticus indiligens ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' (Walckenaer, 1837) — USA * '' Xysticus insulicola'' Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 — China, Korea, Japan * '' Xysticus iviei'' Schick, 1965 — USA ** ''Xysticus iviei sierrensis'' Schick, 1965 — USA * '' Xysticus jabalpurensis'' Gajbe & Gajbe, 1999 — India * '' Xysticus jaharai'' Basu, 1979 — India * '' Xysticus japenus'' Roewer, 1938 — Indonesia * ''
Xysticus jiangi ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Peng, Yin & Kim, 2000 — China * '' Xysticus jinlin'' Song & Zhu, 1995 — China * ''
Xysticus joyantius ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Tikader, 1966 — India * '' Xysticus jugalis'' L. Koch, 1875 — Ethiopia ** ''Xysticus jugalis larvatus'' Caporiacco, 1949 — Kenya * '' Xysticus kalandadzei'' Mcheidze & Utochkin, 1971 — Georgia * '' Xysticus kali'' Tikader & Biswas, 1974 — India * '' Xysticus kamakhyai'' Tikader, 1962 — India * '' Xysticus kansuensis'' Tang, Song & Zhu, 1995 — China, Japan * '' Xysticus kashidi'' Tikader, 1963 — India * ''
Xysticus kaznakovi ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Utochkin, 1968 — Greece to Central Asia * '' Xysticus kempeleni'' Thorell, 1872 — Europe to Central Asia ** ''Xysticus kempeleni nigriceps'' Simon, 1932 — France * '' Xysticus khasiensis'' Tikader, 1980 — India * '' Xysticus kochi'' Thorell, 1872 — Europe, Mediterranean to Central Asia ** ''Xysticus kochi abchasicus'' Mcheidze & Utochkin, 1971 — Georgia * '' Xysticus Kulczynskii'' Wierzbicki, 1902 — Azerbaijan, Iran * '' Xysticus kurilensis'' Strand, 1907 — Russia, China, Korea, Japan * ''
Xysticus kuzgi ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Marusik & Logunov, 1990 — Central Asia * ''
Xysticus laetus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Thorell, 1875 — Italy to Central Asia * '' Xysticus lanio'' C. L. Koch, 1835 — Palearctic ** ''Xysticus lanio alpinus'' Kulczyński, 1887 — Austria * '' Xysticus lapidarius'' Utochkin, 1968 — Central Asia * '' Xysticus lassanus'' Chamberlin, 1925 — USA, Mexico * '' Xysticus latitabundus'' Logunov, 1995 — Russia * '' Xysticus lendli'' Kulczyński, 1897 — Hungary * ''
Xysticus lepnevae ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Utochkin, 1968 — Russia, Korea, Sakhalin * '' Xysticus lineatus'' (Westring, 1851) — Palearctic * '' Xysticus locuples'' Keyserling, 1880 — North America * '' Xysticus logunovi'' Seyfulina & Mikhailov, 2004 — Russia * ''
Xysticus logunovorum ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground Thomisidae, crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Descriptio ...
'' Blick & Ono, 2021 — Iran * '' Xysticus lucifugus'' Lawrence, 1937 — South Africa * '' Xysticus luctans'' (C. L. Koch, 1845) — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus luctator'' L. Koch, 1870 — Palearctic * '' Xysticus luctuosus'' (Blackwall, 1836) — Holarctic * '' Xysticus lutzi'' Gertsch, 1935 — USA, Mexico * '' Xysticus macedonicus'' Silhavy, 1944 — Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Albania, North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey * ''
Xysticus maculatipes ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Roewer, 1962 — Afghanistan * '' Xysticus maculiger'' Roewer, 1951 — Yarkand * '' Xysticus manas'' Song & Zhu, 1995 — China * '' Xysticus marmoratus'' Thorell, 1875 — Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Russia, Ukraine * '' Xysticus martensi'' Ono, 1978 — Nepal * '' Xysticus marusiki'' Ono & Martens, 2005 — Turkey, Iran * '' Xysticus metinaktasi'' Demir, Seyyar & Türker, 2017 — Turkey * '' Xysticus mongolicus'' Schenkel, 1963 — Serbia, Ukraine, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China * '' Xysticus montanensis'' Keyserling, 1887 — USA, Canada, Alaska * ''
Xysticus mugur ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Marusik, 1990 — Russia * '' Xysticus mulleri'' Lawrence, 1952 — South Africa * '' Xysticus multiaculeatus'' Caporiacco, 1940 — Ethiopia * '' Xysticus mundulus'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1885 — Yarkand * '' Xysticus namaquensis'' Simon, 1910 — South Africa * '' Xysticus natalensis'' Lawrence, 1938 — South Africa * ''
Xysticus nataliae ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Utochkin, 1968 — Russia * '' Xysticus nigriceps'' Berland, 1922 — East Africa * '' Xysticus nigropunctatus'' L. Koch, 1867 — Queensland * '' Xysticus nigrotrivittatus'' (Simon, 1870) — Portugal, Spain * '' Xysticus nitidus'' Hu, 2001 — China * '' Xysticus nubilus'' Simon, 1875 — Macaronesia, Mediterranean, Georgia * '' Xysticus nyingchiensis'' Song & Zhu, 1995 — China * '' Xysticus obscurus'' Collett, 1877 — Holarctic * '' Xysticus ocala'' Gertsch, 1953 — USA * '' Xysticus orizaba'' Banks, 1898 — Mexico * ''
Xysticus ovatus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Simon, 1876 — France * '' Xysticus paiutus'' Gertsch, 1933 — USA, Mexico * '' Xysticus palawanicus'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 — Philippines * '' Xysticus palpimirabilis'' Marusik & Chevrizov, 1990 — Kyrgyzstan * '' Xysticus parallelus'' Simon, 1873 — Corsica, Sardinia * '' Xysticus parapunctatus'' Song & Zhu, 1995 — China * '' Xysticus pearcei'' Schick, 1965 — USA, Mexico * '' Xysticus peccans'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1876 — Egypt * '' Xysticus pellax'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1894 — North America * '' Xysticus peltiformus'' Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 — China * ''
Xysticus peninsulanus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground Thomisidae, crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Descriptio ...
'' Gertsch, 1934 — USA * '' Xysticus periscelis'' Simon, 1908 — Western Australia * '' Xysticus pieperi'' Ono & Martens, 2005 — Iran * '' Xysticus pigrides'' Mello-Leitao, 1929 — Cape Verde Islands * '' Xysticus pingshan'' Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 — China * ''
Xysticus posti ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Sauer, 1968 — USA * ''
Xysticus pretiosus ''Xysticus pretiosus'' is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but ...
'' Gertsch, 1934 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus promiscuus'' O. P.-Cambridge, 1876 — Egypt, Israel * '' Xysticus pseudobliteus'' (Simon, 1880) — Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, Korea * '' Xysticus pseudocristatus'' Azarkina & Logunov, 2001 — Pakistan, Central Asia to China * '' Xysticus pseudolanio'' Wunderlich, 1995 — Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia * '' Xysticus pseudoluctuosus'' Marusik & Logunov, 1995 — Turkey, Tajikistan * '' Xysticus pulcherrimus'' Keyserling, 1880 — Colombia * '' Xysticus punctatus'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus pygmaeus'' Tyschchenko, 1965 — Kazakhstan * ''
Xysticus pynurus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Tikader, 1968 — India * '' Xysticus quadrispinus'' Caporiacco, 1933 — Libya ** ''Xysticus quadrispinus concolor'' Caporiacco, 1933 — Libya * '' Xysticus quagga'' Jocque, 1977 — Morocco * ''
Xysticus rainbowi ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Strand, 1901 — New Guinea * '' Xysticus robinsoni'' Gertsch, 1953 — USA, Mexico * '' Xysticus rockefelleri'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * '' Xysticus roonwali'' Tikader, 1964 — India, Nepal * '' Xysticus rostratus'' Ono, 1988 — Russia, Japan * '' Xysticus ryukyuensis'' Ono, 2002 — Ryukyu Islands * '' Xysticus saganus'' Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 — Russia, China, Korea, Japan * '' Xysticus sagittifer'' Lawrence, 1927 — Namibia * '' Xysticus sansan'' Levy, 2007 — Israel * '' Xysticus schoutedeni'' Lessert, 1943 — Congo * '' Xysticus semicarinatus'' Simon, 1932 — France, Spain, Portugal * '' Xysticus sharlaa'' Marusik & Logunov, 2002 — Russia, China * '' Xysticus shillongensis'' Tikader, 1962 — India * '' Xysticus shyamrupus'' Tikader, 1966 — India * ''
Xysticus siciliensis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Wunderlich, 1995 — Sicily * ''
Xysticus sicus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Fox, 1937 — Russia, China, Korea * ''
Xysticus sikkimus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Tikader, 1970 — India, China * ''
Xysticus silvestrii ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Simon, 1905 — Argentina * '' Xysticus simonstownensis'' Strand, 1909 — South Africa * '' Xysticus sjostedti'' Schenkel, 1936 — Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China * '' Xysticus slovacus'' Svaton, Pekar & Prídavka, 2000 — Slovakia, Russia * '' Xysticus soderbomi'' Schenkel, 1936 — Mongolia, China * '' Xysticus soldatovi'' Utochkin, 1968 — Russia, China * '' Xysticus spasskyi'' Utochkin, 1968 — Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan * '' Xysticus sphericus'' (Walckenaer, 1837) — USA * ''
Xysticus spiethi ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticus ...
'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * ''
Xysticus subjugalis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground Thomisidae, crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Descriptio ...
'' Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia ** ''Xysticus subjugalis nigerrimus'' Caporiacco, 1941 — Ethiopia * '' Xysticus tampa'' Gertsch, 1953 — USA * '' Xysticus tarcos'' L. Koch, 1875 — Ethiopia * '' Xysticus taukumkurt'' Marusik & Logunov, 1990 — Kazakhstan * ''
Xysticus tenuiapicalis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Demir, 2012 — Turkey * '' Xysticus texanus'' Banks, 1904 — USA, Mexico * '' Xysticus thessalicoides'' Wunderlich, 1995 — Greece, Crete, Turkey * '' Xysticus thessalicus'' Simon, 1916 — Balkans, Greece, Turkey, Israel * '' Xysticus tikaderi'' Bhandari & Gajbe, 2001 — India * '' Xysticus toltecus'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * '' Xysticus torsivoides'' Song & Zhu, 1995 — China * '' Xysticus tortuosus'' Simon, 1932 — Portugal to Austria, Morocco, Algeria * '' Xysticus transversomaculatus'' Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 — Korea, Japan * '' Xysticus triguttatus'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA, Canada * '' Xysticus trizonatus'' Ono, 1988 — Japan * '' Xysticus tsanghoensis'' Hu, 2001 — China * ''
Xysticus tugelanus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Lawrence, 1942 — South Africa * '' Xysticus turkmenicus'' Marusik & Logunov, 1995 — Central Asia * '' Xysticus ukrainicus'' Utochkin, 1968 — Russia, Georgia * '' Xysticus ulmi'' (Hahn, 1831) — Palearctic * '' Xysticus urbensis'' Lawrence, 1952 — South Africa * '' Xysticus urgumchak'' Marusik & Logunov, 1990 — Central Asia * '' Xysticus variabilis'' Keyserling, 1880 — USA * '' Xysticus verecundus'' Gertsch, 1934 — Mexico * '' Xysticus verneaui'' Simon, 1883 — Canary Islands, Madeira * ''
Xysticus viduus ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Kulczyński, 1898 — Palearctic * '' Xysticus viveki'' Gajbe, 2005 — India * '' Xysticus wagneri'' Gertsch, 1953 — Mexico * '' Xysticus walesianus'' Karsch, 1878 — New South Wales * '' Xysticus winnipegensis'' Turnbull, Dondale & Redner, 1965 — Canada * '' Xysticus wunderlichi'' Logunov, Marusik & Trilikauskas, 2001 — Russia, China * '' Xysticus xerodermus'' Strand, 1913 — Turkey, Israel * ''
Xysticus xiningensis ''Xysticus'' is a genus of ground crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae, family Thomisidae. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root ''xyst'', meaning "scraped, scraper". Description ''Xysticu ...
'' Hu, 2001 — China * '' Xysticus yebongensis'' Lee & Kim, 2018 — Korea * '' Xysticus yogeshi'' Gajbe, 2005 — India


Gallery

File:Xysticus audax w Jungfernheide 080609.jpg, ''Xysticus audax'' File:Xysticus kochi female.jpg, ''Xysticus kochi'', female File:Araña. A Estrada, Galiza. 02.jpg, ''Xysticus cristatus'' File:Xysticus bilimbatus 4.jpg, ''Xysticus bilimbatus'' File:Xysticus lanio 090613.jpg, ''Xysticus lanio'' File:Xysticus luctator.jpg, ''Xysticus luctator'' File:Xysticus ninnii m 080607.jpg, ''Xysticus ninniii'' File:Xysticus ulmi RF.jpg, ''Xysticus ulmi''


References

* Norman I. Platnick
Thomisidae
* J. H. Redner and C. D. Dondale - A New Species of The Spider Genus Xysticus (Araneae: Thomisidae) From Arizona - PsycheVolume 72 (1965), Issue 4, Pages 291-294 * H. Demir, O. Seyyar, and M. Aktaş - A Poorly Known Species of the Spider Genus Xysticus C. L. Koch (Araneae, Thomisidae) in Turkey - Arch. Biol. Sci., Belgrade, 60 (4), 17P-18P, 2008


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