Phrynarachne dreepy
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| Phrynarachne dreepy | |
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| Phrynarachne dreepy in Myanmar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Phrynarachne |
| Species: | P. dreepy |
| Binomial name | |
| Phrynarachne dreepy Lin & Li, 2022 | |
Phrynarachne dreepy is a species of crab spider described in 2022. It is found in Southeast Asia and Papua.[1]
The specific epithet "dreepy" refers to the Pokémon character Dreepy, from the video games Pokémon Sword and Shield, due to the resemblance of the spider's triangular abdomen to the character's head.[2]
Taxonomy
The species was described by Yejie Lin and Shuqiang Li in 2022, based on specimens collected from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China.[2]
Within the genus Phrynarachne, P. dreepy is considered similar to P. brevis but can be distinguished by morphological characteristics of the male pedipalp (e.g., a long ventral tibial apophysis and a spiraled, thin embolus) and the female epigyne (with a straight anterior edge and a slightly recurved posterior edge of the median plate).[2]