Runcinia grammica
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| European Runcinia Grass Crab Spider | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Runcinia |
| Species: | R. grammica |
| Binomial name | |
| Runcinia grammica (C. L. Koch, 1837)[1] | |
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Runcinia grammica is a species of crab spiders, first described by Carl Ludwig Koch in 1837.[1]
This species is found in Europe and Asia.[1]
Runcina grammica has reportedly been sighted in various areas of Southeastern Spain[2] and Southwestern Portugal.[3][4] They are also known to inhabit Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Caucasus,[5] Italy,[6] India,[7] South Africa, St. Helena,[8][9][10] Turkey,[10][9] France,[11] and in the Carpathian Basin.[12] They are among the most common species of spiders in Portugal.[9] They are one of the many species preserved at the Mountain Zebra National Park, in South Africa.[13]
