Indoxysticus
Indoxysticus is a small genus of crab spiders native to Asia. The genus differs from others in its family by the oval-shaped spermathecae with well-defined chambers in females and by the broad-based embolus (terminal portion of the palpal organ) in males.[1][2] They live in vegetation as opposed to related genus Xysticus, which lives on the ground.[2]
Indoxysticus | |
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I. minutus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Thomisidae |
Genus: | Indoxysticus Benjamin & Jaleel, 2010 |
Type species | |
Indoxysticus minutus | |
Species | |
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References
- Jin, Chi; Zhang, Feng (2012). "Re-examination of the crab spider species Oxytate minuta Tang, Yin et Peng, 2005 (Araneae: Thomisidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa (3588): 64–67. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- Benjamin, Suresh P.; Jaleel, Ziyard (2010). "The genera Haplotmarus Simon, 1909 and Indoxysticus gen. nov.: two enigmatic genera of crab spiders from the Oriental region (Araneae: Thomisidae)" (PDF). Revue Suisse de Zoologie. 117 (1): 159–167. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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