''Epidius'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of crab spiders that was first described by

Tamerlan Thorell Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Swedish arachnologist. Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Octaviu ...

in 1877. It is a

senior synonym The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnae ...

of ''Pothaeus''.

Species

it contains fifteen species and one subspecies, found in Africa and Asia: *''

Epidius armatus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' (Thorell, 1895) –

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

, Laos, China *''

Epidius binotatus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, 1897 –

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...

, Congo **'' Epidius b. guineensis'' Millot, 1942 – Guinea *''

Epidius coloratus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' Benjamin, 2017 –

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

(

Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island in the world and the largest in Asia. At the geographic centre of Maritime Southeast Asia, in relation to major Indonesian islands, it is located north of Java, west of Sulawesi, and ea ...

Brunei Brunei ( , ), formally Brunei Darussalam ( ms, Negara Brunei Darussalam, Jawi: , ), is a country located on the north coast of the island of Borneo in Southeast Asia. Apart from its South China Sea coast, it is completely surrounded by t ...

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Epidius denisi Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' Lessert, 1943 – Congo *''

Epidius elongatus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' Benjamin, 2017 –

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

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Epidius floreni Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' Benjamin, 2017 – Malaysia (Borneo) *''

Epidius gongi Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' (Song & Kim, 1992) – China *''

Epidius longimanus Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' Benjamin, 2017 – India *'' Epidius longipalpis'' Thorell, 1877 ( type) – India, Sri Lanka,

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

(

Java Java (; id, Jawa, ; jv, ꦗꦮ; su, ) is one of the Greater Sunda Islands in Indonesia. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Java Sea to the north. With a population of 151.6 million people, Java is the world's mos ...

, Sumatra, Seram, Sulawesi) *''

Epidius lyriger Epidius (1st century BC) was an Ancient Roman rhetorician who taught the art of oratory towards the close of the republic, numbering Marcus Antonius and Octavianus among his scholars. His skill, however, was not sufficient to save him from a c ...

'' Simon, 1897 –

Philippines The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

*'' Epidius mahavira'' Benjamin, 2017 – India *'' Epidius pallidus'' (Thorell, 1890) – Indonesia (Sumatra) *''

Epidius parvati ''Epidius parvati'', is a species of spider of the genus '' Epidius''. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The specific name ''parvati'' came from the name of Hindu goddess Parvati Parvati ( sa, पार्वती, ), Uma ( sa, उमा, ) or ...

'' Benjamin, 2000 – Sri Lanka, India *'' Epidius rubropictus'' Simon, 1909 – China,

Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i ...

, Indonesia (Sumatra) *'' Epidius typicus'' (Bösenberg &

Strand Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline * Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida Places Africa * Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa * Strand Street ...

, 1906) – Japan Formerly included: *''E. bipunctatus'' (Thorell, 1891) (Transferred to '' Mastira'') *''E. brevipalpus'' Simon, 1903 (Transferred to ''

Pharta ''Pharta'' is a genus of Thomisidae, crab spiders, family Thomisidae, first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1891. Species , it contains ten Asian species: *''Pharta bimaculata'' Thorell, 1891 – Malaysia, Singapore *''Pharta brevipalpus'' ( ...

'') *''E. gongi'' (Song & Kim, 1992) (Transferred to ''Epidius'') *''E. kalawitanus'' (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) (Transferred to ''

Cebrenninus ''Cebrenninus'' is a genus of Thomisidae, crab spiders that was first described by S. P. Benjamin in 2016. It is a Synonym_(taxonomy), senior synonym of ''Ascurisoma''. Species it contains ten species, found in Asia and Africa: *''Cebrenninus ba ...

'') *''E. zhengi'' (Ono & Song, 1986) (Transferred to ''Pharta'')

Species

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