Thomisus citrinellus
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| Thomisus citrinellus | |
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| female from near Cape Town | |
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| female from South Africa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Thomisus |
| Species: | T. citrinellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomisus citrinellus Simon, 1875 | |
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Thomisus citrinellus is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It has a wide distribution across the Mediterranean, Africa, Seychelles, Yemen (including Socotra), Iraq, and possibly Iran.[1]
The species was originally described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1872 as Thomisus spinifer, based on material from Palestine and Syria.[2] However, this name was preoccupied by another spider described by John Blackwall in 1862. Eugène Simon later described Thomisus citrinellus in 1875, and this name was eventually recognized as having priority when the synonymy was resolved.[1]
The species has a complex taxonomic history with several subspecific names that were later synonymized, including T. spinifer simoni, T. spinifer obscurior, and T. spinifer maculitibiis.[3]
Distribution
T. citrinellus has been recorded from a wide range of locations including the Mediterranean region, various parts of Africa, the Seychelles, Yemen (both mainland and Socotra Island), Iraq, and possibly Iran.[1] The species appears to have been collected from locations as diverse as Egypt, South Africa, and the Middle East.[4]
Habitat
According to the original description, adults of both sexes and juveniles were found on low-growing plants and flowers on the plains of the Jordan River region.[2]
