''Coriarachne'' is a

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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 1870. Over half of described species have been synonymized or moved to similar genera, including '' Bassaniana'', '' Bassaniodes'', and '' Pycnaxis''. They are found in

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and

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regions almost exclusively on

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, wooden fence posts and similar areas where they can take advantage of their natural

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. They are rather slow-moving and robust, with the crab-like appearance characteristic of the subfamily Thomisinae. Similar to others in its subfamily, they will wait to ambush their prey rather than actively pursuing it. Often these spiders will congregate under loose bark, leaf litter, or similar situations to spend the winter either in the adult or penultimate stage.(Jennings, 1972 ; Holmquist, 1926 ; Kaston, 1948 ; Lowrie, 1948)

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it contains four species, found in Europe, Asia,

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, and the

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: *'' Coriarachne brunneipes''

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, 1893 – USA,

*'' Coriarachne depressa'' (C. L. Koch, 1837) (

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) –

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to Far East), Central Asia *'' Coriarachne fulvipes'' ( Karsch, 1879) –

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*'' Coriarachne melancholica''

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, 1880 –

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Formerly included: *''C. fienae'' Jocqué, 1993 (Transferred to '' Bassaniodes'') *''C. floridana'' Banks, 1896 (Transferred to '' Bassaniana'') *''C. nigrostriata'' Simon, 1886 (Transferred to '' Pycnaxis'') *''C. utahensis'' (Gertsch, 1932) (Transferred to ''Bassaniana'') *''C. versicolor'' Keyserling, 1880 (Transferred to ''Bassaniana'') In

synonymy A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ...

: *''C. nakina'' Gertsch, 1953 = ''Coriarachne brunneipes'' Banks, 1893 *''C. potanini'' Schenkel, 1963 = ''Coriarachne melancholica'' Simon, 1880

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. lenta'' (Walckenaer, 1837

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