Thomisus okinawensis
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| Thomisus okinawensis | |
|---|---|
| female from Okinawa | |
| male from Okinawa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Thomisus |
| Species: | T. okinawensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomisus okinawensis Strand, 1907 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thomisus okinawensis is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is widely distributed across Asia, ranging from Thailand to Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), and has also been recorded from the Philippines and Indonesia.[1]
The species was first described by Embrik Strand in 1907 from specimens collected in Okinawa.[2] Several other species have since been synonymized with T. okinawensis, including Thomisus formosae Strand, 1907, Thomisus picaceus Simon, 1909, and Thomisus formosanus Bonnet, 1957.[1][3]
Distribution
T. okinawensis has a wide distribution across Asia. It occurs from Thailand northward to Japan (particularly the Ryukyu Islands), and southward through the Philippines and Indonesia.[1][4]