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A Philodromus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/12/2014).
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Steve Scholnick.
A Philodromus species in Harford Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). Determined by T. Hedlund/BugGuide.
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Dave Webb.
A Philodromus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (7/26/2020). Determined by John and Jane Balaban, and Chad Heins via BugGuide.
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Jim Moore.
A Philodromus species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/24/2014). Identified to genus by Chad Heins/BugGuide.
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Bonnie Ott.
A Philodromus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/12/2014).
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Steve Scholnick.
A Philodromus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/12/2014).
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Steve Scholnick.
A male Philodromus species in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/11/2016).
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Steve Scholnick.
A Philodromus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/17/2020). Determined by John Rosenfeld/BugGuide.
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Jim Moore.
A Philodromus species in Washington Co., Maryland (4/12/2020). Determined by Chad Heins/BugGuide.
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Jim Moore.
A Philodromus species in Queen Anne's Co., Maryland (12/4/2018).
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Lori Byrne.
A Philodromus species in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/13/2014).
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Jesse Christopherson.
A Philodromus species in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/19/2016).
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Ashley Bradford.
Philodromus species in Maryland (Date obscured). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Philodromus species in Washington Co., Maryland (6/7/2015). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
A Philodromus species in Frederick Co., Maryland (3/25/2017). Determined by Chad Heins/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
Philodromus species in Howard Co., Maryland (5/10/2024). (c) Kurt R. Schwarz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND).
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A Philodromus species in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/3/2019). Verified by Chad Heins/BugGuide.
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Mark Etheridge.
Source: Wikipedia
Philodromus | |
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Male Philodromus aureolus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Philodromidae |
Genus: | Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826 |
Diversity | |
c. 250 species |
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. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic species occurring up to Australia. Only one species (P. traviatus) is found in (northern) South America. 16 species occur in Central Europe.
Species
[edit]Selected examples of Philodromus species:
Dubious names
[edit]Nomina dubia (dubious names) include:[1]
- Philodromus depriesteri (Braun, 1965)
- Philodromus micans (Menge, 1875)
Gallery
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Philodromus margaritatus
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Male metallic crab spider (Philodromus marxi)
References
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- ^ "Gen. Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2021-01-14
- Dondale, C.D. (1963). Florida Spiders in the rufus Group in the Genus Philodromus (Araneae: Thomisidae). Psyche 70:34-43 PDF