Xysticus

Taxobox
name = "Xysticus"

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Xysticus sp."
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
familia = Thomisidae
genus = "Xysticus"
genus_authority = L. Koch, 1835
diversity_link = List of Thomisidae species#Xysticus
diversity = 353 species
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision ="X. abditus"
"X. cristatus"
"X. croceus"
"X. erraticus"
"X. humilis"
"X. lanio"
"X. triguttatus"
"X. ulmi"
"hundreds more"
* See species list

"Xysticus" is a genus of crab spiders."Xysticus" and "Coriarachne" are the dark brown or reddish-brown crab spiders often encountered on weeds or trees. While similar to the flower spiders, they tend to have shorter, sturdier legs and more patterned abdomens. They move slowly, and tend to hunt by stationing themselves in a high-traffic area and grabbing whatever arthropod passes close enough.

Name

The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root "xyst" "scraped, scraper".

External links

* [http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subimages.cfm?SUB=12439 Pictures of "Xysticus triguttatus"] (free for noncommercial use)