Biology:Xysticus croceus
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Short description: Species of spider
| Xysticus croceus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Xysticus |
| Species: | X. croceus
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| Binomial name | |
| Xysticus croceus Fox, 1937
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| Synonyms | |
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X. ephippiatus | |
Xysticus croceus is a crab spider in the genus Xysticus found in Nepal, Bhutan, China , Korea, Taiwan, and in Japan ,[1] where it is called "yami-iro kani-gumo".[2] It is about 7 mm long
It looks in grass and fallen leaves for prey to eat. It hides under stones in the winter, and is often seen in spring and early summer.[2]
Footnotes
- ↑ Platnick 2007
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Xysticus croceus
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2007): The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History.
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Wikidata ☰ Q1059630 entry
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