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P. Arthropods are Animals belonging to the Phylum Arthropoda (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, " Joint " Arachnids are a class ( Arachnida) of joint-legged Invertebrate Animals in the subphylum Chelicerata. Spiders are Predatory Invertebrate Animals that have two body segments, eight legs no chewing mouth parts and no wings The Araneomorphae are a Suborder of Spiders They are distinguished by having Chelicerae (fangs that point diagonally forward and cross in a pinching action Philodromidae is a family of Spiders commonly known as philodromid crab spiders or running crab spiders. Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (1771&ndash1852 was a French civil servant and scientist This page lists all described species of the spider family Philodromidae as of May 18 2008 aureolus |
Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders.
Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.
The more than 200 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. The Holarctic Ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic species occurring up to Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Only one species (P. traviatus) is found in (northern) South America. South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a 16 species occur in Central Europe.
References
- Dondale, C. D. (1963). Florida Spiders in the rufus Group in the Genus Philodromus (Araneae: Thomisidae). Psyche 70:34-43 PDF
- Platnick, Norman I. Psyche was founded in 1874 by the Cambridge Entomological Club as a "journal for the publication of biological contributions upon Arthropoda from any competent (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8. 5. American Museum of Natural History.
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