Biology:Philodromus

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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. Around sixteen species are described from Central Europe.

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes 205 species and six subspecies.[1]

These species have articles on Wikipedia:


Dubious names

Nomina dubia (dubious names) include:[1]

  • Philodromus depriesteri (Braun, 1965)
  • Philodromus micans (Menge, 1875)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Genus Philodromus". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/2269. Retrieved 2025-10-02. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jang, Chang Moon; Lee, Sue Yeon; Kim, Seung Tae (2026-02-11). "Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea". Biodiversity Data Journal (Pensoft Publishers) 14. doi:10.3897/bdj.14.e178451. ISSN 1314-2828. 
  • Dondale, C.D. (1963). Florida Spiders in the rufus Group in the Genus Philodromus (Araneae: Thomisidae). Psyche 70:34-43 PDF

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