Mecaphesa celer
Mecaphesa celer, known generally as the swift crab spider, is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. Its range is quite large, and it is found throughout much of North and Central America.[1][2]
| Mecaphesa celer | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Mecaphesa |
| Species: | M. celer |
| Binomial name | |
| Mecaphesa celer (Hentz, 1847) | |
This species was formerly a member of the genus Misumenops, and was recently moved to Mecaphesa.[1][3]
Swift crab spider, Mecaphesa celer
Subspecies
These three subspecies belong to the species Mecaphesa celer:
- Mecaphesa celer celer (Hentz, 1847) i g
- Mecaphesa celer olivacea (Franganillo, 1930) i c g
- Mecaphesa celer punctata (Franganillo, 1926) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[4] c = Catalogue of Life,[5] g = GBIF,[2] b = Bugguide.net[6]
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References
- "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Mecaphesa celer". Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Mecaphesa celer". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- Lehtinen, P. T.; Marusik, Y. M. (2008). "A redefinition of Misumenops F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1900 (Araneae, Thomisidae) and review of the New World species". Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society. 14: 173–198.
- "Mecaphesa celer Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Mecaphesa celer species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- "Mecaphesa celer Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
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