Thomisus okinawensis

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Subphylum:Chelicerata
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Thomisus okinawensis
female from Okinawa
male from Okinawa
Scientific classification Edit this 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
  • Thomisus formosae Strand, 1907
  • Thomisus picaceus Simon, 1909
  • Thomisus formosanus Bonnet, 1957

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]

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