''Thelcticopis severa'' is a species of

huntsman spider Huntsman spiders, members of the family Sparassidae (formerly Heteropodidae), catch their prey by hunting rather than in webs. They are also called giant crab spiders because of their size and appearance. Larger species sometimes are referred to ...

found in China, Laos, Korea, and Japan. It is the

type species In International_Code_of_Zoological_Nomenclature, zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the spe ...

for the genus ''

Thelcticopis ''Thelcticopis'' is a genus of huntsman spiders that occurs almost exclusively in the area India to Japan to New Guinea and Fiji. However, one species ('' T. pestai'') occurs in Costa Rica, and another ('' T. humilithorax'') in Congo Basin, alth ...

'', and was first described by

Charles Athanase Walckenaer Baron Charles Athanase Walckenaer (25 December 1771 – 28 April 1852) was a French civil servant, writer, man of letters, and scientist. He was a polymath and wrote extensively on geography, natural history, and literature. Major contributio ...

in 1875. File:Thelcticopis.severa.female.-.tanikawa.jpg, Female ''T. severa'' on a leaf in

Okinawa most commonly refers to: * Okinawa Prefecture, Japan's southernmost prefecture * Okinawa Island, the largest island of Okinawa Prefecture * Okinawa Islands, an island group including Okinawa itself * Okinawa (city), the second largest city in th ...

, Japan

References

Sparassidae Spiders of China Spiders of Laos Spiders of Korea Spiders of Japan Spiders described in 1875 {{sparassidae-stub