''Ansiea'' is a
genus of
crab spiders
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of th ...
that was first described by
Pekka T. Lehtinen
Pekka T. Lehtinen (born 1934) is a Finnish arachnology, arachnologist and taxonomy (biology), taxonomist. He is known for his works in systematics and for the many expeditions in which he has participated.
Biography
Lehtinen was born on 5 April ...
in 2004.
This genus was named in honour of South African arachnologist
Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman.
it contains two species found in Africa and
Saudi Arabia: ''
A. buettikeri'' and ''
A. tuckeri''.
See also
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List of Thomisidae species
The Thomisidae are a family of spiders, including about 170 genera and over 2,100 species. The common name crab spider is often linked to species in this family, but is also applied loosely to many other families of spiders. Many members of thi ...
References
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Araneomorphae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Pekka T. Lehtinen
Thomisidae
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