Ozyptila

Ozyptila is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1864.^[2] It has been misspelled as "Oxyptila" in multiple accounts.^[3]^[4]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Subphylum:Chelicerata

Class:Arachnida

Order:Araneae

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Ozyptila

Ozyptila praticola
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Thomisidae
Genus:	Ozyptila Simon, 1864^[1]
Type species
O. claveata (Walckenaer, 1837)
Species
103, see text

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Distribution

Members of this genus are found in Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia.^[1]

Description

Ozyptila spiders have a pear-shaped carapace that is rather high and slightly convex. The carapace is anteriorly obtuse with a vertical clypeus.^[5]

The eyes are arranged in two rows with the posterior eye row more recurved than the anterior eye row. The anterior lateral eyes are larger than the rest. The lateral eyes sit on low distinctly placed tubercles. The anterior median eyes are wider spaced than the anterior lateral eyes. The median ocular quadrangle is longer than wide and parallel or wider anteriorly.^[5]

The abdomen is round with thick coriaceous integument bearing spiniform, clavate or spatuliform setae. Legs I and II are short and thick with strong spines. These spiders resemble Xysticus but are smaller in size.^[5]

Life style

Members of Ozyptila are free-living ground dwellers.^[5]

Species

As of October 2025^[update], this genus includes 103 species and two subspecies.^[1]

O. atomaria
O. praticola
O. tuberosa

These species have articles on Wikipedia:

Ozyptila atomaria (Panzer, 1801) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan
Ozyptila bejarana Urones, 1998 – Spain, France
Ozyptila caenosa Jézéquel, 1966 – Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Yemen
Ozyptila confluens (C. L. Koch, 1845) – Southern Europe, Syria
Ozyptila danubiana Weiss, 1998 – Romania, Greece
Ozyptila distans Dondale & Redner, 1975 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila elegans (Blackwall, 1870) – Italy
Ozyptila flava Simon, 1875 – Spain
Ozyptila furcula L. Koch, 1882 – Spain (mainland, Balearic Is.), France
Ozyptila gertschi Kurata, 1944 – North America, Europe, Russia (Far East)
Ozyptila ladina Thaler & Zingerle, 1998 – Italy
Ozyptila monroensis Keyserling, 1884 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila pacifica Banks, 1895 – Alaska, Canada, United States
Ozyptila perplexa Simon, 1875 – Portugal, Spain, France, Algeria
Ozyptila praticola (C. L. Koch, 1837) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia. Introduced to Canada, United States, Argentina
Ozyptila salustri Wunderlich, 2011 – Italy
Ozyptila secreta Thaler, 1987 – Switzerland, Italy
Ozyptila sincera Kulczyński, 1926 – Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan
Ozyptila trux (Blackwall, 1846) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Japan. Introduced to Canada
Ozyptila umbraculorum Simon, 1932 – Portugal, Spain, France
Ozyptila westringi (Thorell, 1873) – Sweden, Netherlands, Germany

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Complete list of species as of October 2025

Ozyptila aculipalpus Wunderlich, 1995 – Turkey, Iran
Ozyptila americana Banks, 1895 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila amkhasensis Tikader, 1980 – India
Ozyptila ankarensis Karol, 1966 – Turkey
Ozyptila annulipes (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria
Ozyptila arctica Kulczyński, 1908 – North America, Northern Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East)
Ozyptila aspex Pavesi, 1895 – Ethiopia
Ozyptila atlantica Denis, 1963 – Canary Islands, Salvages
Ozyptila atomaria (Panzer, 1801) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan
Ozyptila balcanica Deltshev, Blagoev, Komnenov & Lazarov, 2016 – Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece
Ozyptila barbara Denis, 1945 – Algeria
Ozyptila beaufortensis Strand, 1916 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila bejarana Urones, 1998 – Spain, France
Ozyptila biprominula Tang & Li, 2010 – China
Ozyptila brevipes (Hahn, 1826) – Europe, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia), Turkey, Armenia
Ozyptila caenosa Jézéquel, 1966 – Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Yemen
Ozyptila callitys (Thorell, 1875) – Tunisia
Ozyptila canadensis Dondale & Redner, 1975 – Alaska, Canada, United States
Ozyptila chandosiensis Tikader, 1980 – India
Ozyptila claveata (Walckenaer, 1837) – Europe, Turkey, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Iran (type species)
Ozyptila clavidorsum Roewer, 1959 – Turkey
Ozyptila clavigera (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Israel
Ozyptila confluens (C. L. Koch, 1845) – Southern Europe, Syria
Ozyptila conostyla Hippa, Koponen & Oksala, 1986 – Turkey to Turkmenistan
Ozyptila conspurcata Thorell, 1877 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila creola Gertsch, 1953 – United States
Ozyptila curvata Dondale & Redner, 1975 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila dagestana Ponomarev & Dvadnenko, 2011 – Russia (Caucasus)
Ozyptila danubiana Weiss, 1998 – Romania, Greece
Ozyptila distans Dondale & Redner, 1975 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila elegans (Blackwall, 1870) – Italy
Ozyptila flava Simon, 1875 – Spain
Ozyptila formosa Bryant, 1930 – United States
Ozyptila fukushimai Ono, 2002 – Japan
Ozyptila furcula L. Koch, 1882 – Spain (mainland, Balearic Is.), France
Ozyptila fusca (Grube, 1861) – Russia (eastern Siberia)
Ozyptila gasanensis Paik, 1985 – Korea
Ozyptila georgiana Keyserling, 1880 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila gertschi Kurata, 1944 – North America, Europe, Russia (Far East)
Ozyptila geumoensis Seo & Sohn, 1997 – Korea
Ozyptila grisea Roewer, 1955 – Iran, Afghanistan
Ozyptila hardyi Gertsch, 1953 – United States
Ozyptila imbrex Tang & Li, 2010 – China
Ozyptila inaequalis (Kulczyński, 1901) – Kazakhstan, China
Ozyptila inglesi Schick, 1965 – United States
Ozyptila izmirica Danışman, Yağmur, Coşar, Kunt & Karakuş, 2025 – Turkey
Ozyptila jabalpurensis Bhandari & Gajbe, 2001 – India
Ozyptila jeholensis Saito, 1936 – China
Ozyptila judaea Levy, 1975 – Morocco, Egypt, Israel
Ozyptila kahramanmarasensis Coşar & Danışman, 2021 – Turkey
Ozyptila kaszabi Marusik & Logunov, 2002 – Mongolia, China
Ozyptila khasi Tikader, 1961 – India
Ozyptila ladina Thaler & Zingerle, 1998 – Italy
Ozyptila laevis Denis, 1954 – Morocco
Ozyptila leprieuri Simon, 1875 – Morocco, Algeria, Malta?
Ozyptila lugubris (Kroneberg, 1875) – Kazakhstan, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, China
Ozyptila lutosa Ono & Martens, 2005 – Iran
Ozyptila makidica Ono & Martens, 2005 – Iran
Ozyptila manii Tikader, 1961 – India
Ozyptila maratha Tikader, 1971 – India
Ozyptila matsumotoi Ono, 1988 – Japan
Ozyptila metschensis Strand, 1906 – Ethiopia, East Africa
Ozyptila mikhailovi Ponomarev, 2021 – Russia (Europe)
Ozyptila mingrelica Mcheidze, 1971 – Georgia
Ozyptila monroensis Keyserling, 1884 – Canada, United States
Ozyptila nipponica Ono, 1985 – China, Korea, Japan
Ozyptila nongae Paik, 1974 – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
Ozyptila numida (Lucas, 1846) – Algeria
Ozyptila omega Levy, 1975 – Israel
Ozyptila oraria Dondale & Redner, 1975 – United States
Ozyptila orientalis Kulczyński, 1926 – Russia (South Siberia to Far East), Mongolia, China
- O. o. balkarica Ovtsharenko, 1979 – Caucasus (Russia, Georgia)
- O. o. basegica Esyunin, 1992 – Russia (Urals)
Ozyptila pacifica Banks, 1895 – Alaska, Canada, United States
Ozyptila panganica Caporiacco, 1947 – East Africa
Ozyptila parvimana Simon, 1886 – Senegal
Ozyptila patellibidens Levy, 1999 – Italy (Sicily), Turkey, Israel, Iran
Ozyptila pauxilla (Simon, 1870) – Western Mediterranean
Ozyptila perplexa Simon, 1875 – Portugal, Spain, France, Algeria
Ozyptila praticola (C. L. Koch, 1837) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia. Introduced to Canada, United States, Argentina
Ozyptila pullata (Thorell, 1875) – Europe
Ozyptila rauda Simon, 1875 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia, Kamchatka), Kazakhstan
Ozyptila rigida (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Russia (Caucasus), Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Turkey, Israel, Saudi Arabia
Ozyptila sakhalinensis Ono, Marusik & Logunov, 1990 – Russia (Far East), Japan
Ozyptila salustri Wunderlich, 2011 – Italy
Ozyptila sanctuaria (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) – Europe
Ozyptila scabricula (Westring, 1851) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China, Korea
Ozyptila secreta Thaler, 1987 – Switzerland, Italy
Ozyptila sedotmikha Levy, 2007 – Israel
Ozyptila shuangqiaoensis Yin, Peng, Gong & Kim, 1999 – China
Ozyptila simplex (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1862) – Europe, Turkey, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia), Iran
Ozyptila sincera Kulczyński, 1926 – Russia (Europe to Far East), China, Korea, Japan
Ozyptila spinosissima Caporiacco, 1935 – India (Karakorum)
Ozyptila spirembola Wunderlich, 1995 – Turkey
Ozyptila tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992 – Canary Islands
Ozyptila theobaldi Simon, 1886 – India
Ozyptila tricoloripes Strand, 1913 – Turkey, Caucasus, Israel, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
Ozyptila trux (Blackwall, 1846) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Japan. Introduced to Canada
Ozyptila tuberosa (Thorell, 1875) – Ukraine, Russia (Europe), Caucasus, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria?
Ozyptila umbraculorum Simon, 1932 – Portugal, Spain, France
Ozyptila utotchkini Marusik, 1990 – Russia (Far East), Korea
Ozyptila varica Simon, 1875 – Algeria
Ozyptila westringi (Thorell, 1873) – Sweden, Netherlands, Germany
Ozyptila wuchangensis Tang & Song, 1988 – China
Ozyptila yosemitica Schick, 1965 – United States

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