''Camaricus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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 thi ...
that was first described by
Tamerlan Thorell
Tord Tamerlan Teodor Thorell (3 May 1830 – 22 December 1901) was a Sweden, Swedish arachnologist.
Thorell studied spiders with Giacomo Doria at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale de Genoa. He corresponded with other arachnologists, such as Oc ...
in 1887.
Species
it contains fifteen species, found in Africa, Asia, and on
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
:
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Camaricus bipunctatus''
Bastawade, 2002 –
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
*''
Camaricus castaneiceps''
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, 1924 –
New Caledonia
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*''
Camaricus chayani''
Biswas & Raychaudhuri, 2017 –
Bangladesh
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Camaricus cimex''
( Karsch, 1878) –
East Africa
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Camaricus florae''
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 –
Philippines
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Camaricus formosus''
Thorell, 1887 – India to Indonesia (
Sumatra
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),
China
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, Philippines
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Camaricus hastifer''
(Percheron, 1833) – Unknown
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Camaricus khandalaensis''
Tikader, 1980 – India
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Camaricus maugei''
(Walckenaer, 1837) (
type
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* ...
) – India to Vietnam,
Indonesia
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(Sumatra,
Java
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, Krakatau)
*''
Camaricus mimus''
(Pavesi, 1895) –
Ethiopia
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, East Africa
*''
Camaricus nigrotesselatus''
Simon, 1895 – Central, East,
South Africa
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Camaricus parisukatus''
Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines
*''
Camaricus pulchellus''
Simon, 1903 –
Vietnam
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*''
Camaricus rinkae''
Biswas & Roy, 2005 – India
*''
Camaricus siltorsus''
Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2007 – India
Nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
In case of a ''nomen dubium,'' it may be impossible to determine whether a ...
*''C. nigrotesselatus''
Strand, 1907
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
Further reading
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Thomisidae genera
Spiders of Africa
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Tamerlan Thorell
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