''Misumenops'' is a common genus of

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with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Ebrechtella'', ''

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'', '' Heriaeus'', ''

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'', ''

Micromisumenops ''Micromisumenops'' is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae 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 ...

'', '' Misumena'', '' Misumenoides'', '' Misumessus'', and '' Runcinioides''. Misumenops bellulus

Distribution

Most species of this genus occur in the

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from

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, with only a few exceptions: * Sixteen species are found on

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, one ('' M. dalmasi'') on the

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, one '' M. melloloitaoi'' on

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, and one '' M. rapaensis'' on

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. * Two species ('' M. forcatus'' and '' M. zhangmuensis'') occur in

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, '' M. armatus'' in

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, '' M. turanicus'' in

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, '' M. khandalaensis'' in

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, '' M. morrisi'' on the

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. * '' M. rubrodecoratus'' occurs in

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, '' M. decolor'' only in

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Name

The genus name is derived from the related crab spider genus '' Misumena'' and the Greek ending ''ops'' "looks like". This ending is often used to denote closely related or similar looking genera.

Species

, the

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accepted the following species: *'' Misumenops anachoretus'' (Holmberg, 1876) – Argentina *''

Misumenops armatus ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: ''Ansiea'', ''Demogenes'', ''Diaea'', ''Ebelingia'', ''Ebrecht ...

'' Spassky, 1952 – Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan *'' Misumenops bellulus'' (Banks, 1896) – USA, Cuba, Jamaica, Virgin Is., Dominica *'' Misumenops biannulipes'' (Mello-Leitão, 1929) – Brazil *'' Misumenops bivittatus'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Brazil, Uruguay *'' Misumenops callinurus'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 – Brazil *'' Misumenops candidoi'' (Caporiacco, 1948) – Guyana *'' Misumenops carneus'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *'' Misumenops conspersus'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Peru *''

Misumenops consuetus ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Eb ...

'' (Banks, 1898) – Mexico *'' Misumenops croceus'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Colombia to Paraguay *'' Misumenops cruentatus'' (Walckenaer, 1837) – USA *'' Misumenops curadoi'' Soares, 1943 – Brazil *'' Misumenops decolor'' (Kulczyński, 1901) – Ethiopia *''

Misumenops delmasi ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: ''Ansiea'', ''Demogenes'', ''Diaea'', ''Ebelingia'', ''Ebrecht ...

'' Berland, 1927 – Marquesas Is. *'' Misumenops fluminensis'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 – Brazil *''

Misumenops forcatus ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Eb ...

'' Song & Chai, 1990 – China *'' Misumenops gibbosus'' (Blackwall, 1862) – Brazil *'' Misumenops gracilis'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Mexico *'' Misumenops guianensis'' (Taczanowski, 1872) – Venezuela, Brazil, French Guiana, Paraguay *'' Misumenops haemorrhous'' Mello-Leitão, 1949 – Brazil *'' Misumenops hunanensis'' Yin, Peng & Kim, 2000 – China *'' Misumenops ignobilis'' (Badcock, 1932) – Paraguay, Argentina *'' Misumenops khandalaensis'' Tikader, 1965 – India *'' Misumenops lacticeps'' (Mello-Leitão, 1944) – Argentina *'' Misumenops lenis'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Brazil *'' Misumenops longispinosus'' (Mello-Leitão, 1949) – Brazil *'' Misumenops maculissparsus'' (Keyserling, 1891) (

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) – Brazil, Argentina *''

Misumenops melloleitaoi ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Eb ...

'' Berland, 1942 – French Polynesia (Society Is.: Tahiti, Moorea) *'' Misumenops mexicanus'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Mexico *''

Misumenops morrisi ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Eb ...

'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *'' Misumenops ocellatus'' (Tullgren, 1905) – Bolivia, Argentina *'' Misumenops octoguttatus'' Mello-Leitão, 1941 – Argentina *'' Misumenops pallens'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Guatemala to Argentina *'' Misumenops pallidus'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Colombia to Argentina *''

Misumenops pascalis ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Eb ...

'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891) – Panama *'' Misumenops punctatus'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Peru *''

Misumenops rapaensis ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Eb ...

'' Berland, 1934 – Austral Is. (Rapa) *'' Misumenops robustus'' Simon, 1929 – Venezuela, Peru, Brazil *'' Misumenops roseofuscus'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *''

Misumenops rubrodecoratus ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' E ...

'' Millot, 1942 – Sub-Saharan Africa *'' Misumenops schiapelliae'' Mello-Leitão, 1944 – Argentina *'' Misumenops silvarum'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 – Brazil *'' Misumenops spinifer'' (Piza, 1937) – Brazil *'' Misumenops spinitarsis'' Mello-Leitão, 1932 – Brazil *'' Misumenops spinulosissimus'' (Berland, 1936) – Cape Verde Is. *'' Misumenops splendens'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Mexico *'' Misumenops temibilis'' (Holmberg, 1876) – Chile, Argentina *'' Misumenops temihana'' Garb, 2007 – French Polynesia (Society Is.) *'' Misumenops turanicus'' Charitonov, 1946 – Uzbekistan *'' Misumenops variegatus'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Peru *'' Misumenops varius'' (Keyserling, 1880) – Colombia *'' Misumenops zeugma'' Mello-Leitão, 1929 – Brazil *''

Misumenops zhangmuensis ''Misumenops'' is a common genus of crab spider with more than 50 described species. The majority of the species of ''Misumenops'', more than 80, have been transferred to 13 genera: '' Ansiea'', '' Demogenes'', '' Diaea'', '' Ebelingia'', '' Eb ...

'' (Hu & Li, 1987) – China

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3317022 Thomisidae genera Taxa named by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge