Biology:Oxyopes

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Oxyopes is a genus of lynx spiders found worldwide. It includes arounds 300 species and is classified under the lynx spider family Oxyopidae.[1][2]

Like other lynx spiders, they are easily recognizable by the six larger eyes arranged hexagonally on top of the head (prosoma), with the remaining smaller two eyes in front. They are also characterized by long spine-like bristles (setae) on their legs.[3] They are ambush predators, actively hunting prey by sight. Though they produce and use silk, they do not build webs to capture prey.[4]

The genus was first established in 1804 by the French zoologist Pierre André Latreille.[1] The generic name means "keen-eyed", from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, "sharp") and ὤψ (ṓps, "eye").[5]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 279 species and five subspecies.[1]

Species with an article on Wikipedia:

  • Oxyopes acleistus Chamberlin, 1929United States, Mexico
  • Oxyopes affinis Lessert, 1915 – DR Congo, Tanzania, Mozambique, South Africa
  • Oxyopes aglossus Chamberlin, 1929 – United States
  • Oxyopes apollo Brady, 1964 – United States, Mexico
  • Oxyopes bedoti Lessert, 1915 – Tanzania, South Africa
  • Oxyopes bonneti Lessert, 1933 – Angola, South Africa
  • Oxyopes bothai Lessert, 1915 – Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa
  • Oxyopes castaneus Lawrence, 1927 – Namibia, South Africa
  • Oxyopes ceylonicus Karsch, 1892 – Sri Lanka
  • Oxyopes chapini Lessert, 1927 – DR Congo, Namibia, South Africa
  • Oxyopes cornifrons (Thorell, 1899) – Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau
  • Oxyopes cornutus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1902 – Mexico
  • Oxyopes daksina Sherriffs, 1955 – Sri Lanka, China
  • Oxyopes dumonti (Vinson, 1863) – Ethiopia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Seychelles, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius
  • Oxyopes elegans L. Koch, 1878 – Australia (New South Wales, Northern Territory?, Queensland?, Victoria?)
  • Oxyopes falconeri Lessert, 1915 – Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Oxyopes flavipalpis (Lucas, 1858) – Ethiopia, Somalia, Cameroon, DR Congo, Guinea, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Eswatini
  • Oxyopes galla Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia, Namibia, South Africa
  • Oxyopes gracilipes (White, 1849) – Australia (New South Wales, Queensland), New Zealand
  • Oxyopes heterophthalmus (Latreille, 1804) – Europe, North Africa to Middle East, Turkey, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, China (type species)
  • Oxyopes hindostanicus Pocock, 1901 – Pakistan, Maldives, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh
  • Oxyopes hoggi Lessert, 1915 – Tanzania, Angola, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Oxyopes jacksoni Lessert, 1915 – Tanzania, Malawi, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Oxyopes javanus Thorell, 1887 – India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia (Java), Philippines, China
  • Oxyopes lepidus (Blackwall, 1864) – India
  • Oxyopes lineatus Latreille, 1806 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Central Asia), Middle East, Central Asia, Nepal
  • Oxyopes longispinosus Lawrence, 1938 – Tanzania, Botswana, South Africa
  • Oxyopes macilentus L. Koch, 1878 – Pakistan, China, Japan, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia
  • Oxyopes occidens Brady, 1964 – United States, Mexico
  • Oxyopes pallidecoloratus Strand, 1906 – Ethiopia, Congo, Southern Africa, Madagascar
  • Oxyopes personatus Simon, 1897 – South Africa
  • Oxyopes rufisternis Pocock, 1901 – Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka
  • Oxyopes russoi Caporiacco, 1940 – Somalia, South Africa, Eswatini
  • Oxyopes salticus Hentz, 1845 – USA to Argentina and Chile. Introduced to St. Helena
  • Oxyopes scalaris Hentz, 1845 – North America
  • Oxyopes schenkeli Lessert, 1927 – DR Congo, Uganda, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Oxyopes sertatus L. Koch, 1878 – India, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan
  • Oxyopes shweta Tikader, 1970 – Pakistan, India, China
  • Oxyopes singularis Lessert, 1927 – DR Congo, Namibia, Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Oxyopes sjostedti Lessert, 1915 – Ethiopia, Tanzania, South Africa
  • Oxyopes subabebae Caporiacco, 1941 – Ethiopia, South Africa
  • Oxyopes takobius Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1969 – Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China
  • Oxyopes tridens Brady, 1964 – United States, Mexico
  • Oxyopes tuberculatus Lessert, 1915 – Tanzania, South Africa, Eswatini
  • Oxyopes uncinatus Lessert, 1915 – Tanzania, South Africa
  • Oxyopes vanderysti Lessert, 1946 – DR Congo, South Africa
  • Oxyopes vogelsangeri Lessert, 1946 – DR Congo, South Africa

See also

References

Wikidata ☰ Q658521 entry