Xysticus croceus

Taxobox
name = "Xysticus croceus"

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regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Arachnida
ordo = Araneae
subordo = Araneomorphae
familia = Thomisidae
subfamilia =
genus = "Xysticus"
species = "X. croceus"
binomial = "Xysticus croceus"
binomial_authority = Fox, 1937
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synonyms = "X. ephippiatus"
"X. sujatai"

"Xysticus croceus" is a crab spider in the "Xysticus" genus found in Nepal, Bhutan, China, Korea, Taiwan, and in Japan [Platnick 2007] , where it is called "yami-iro kani-gumo" [http://www.cyberoz.net/city/sekine/zukax106.htm Xysticus croceus ] ] . It is about 7 mm long

It looks in grass and fallen leaves for prey to eat. It hides under stones in the winter, and is often seen in spring and early summer.

Footnotes

References

* (2007): [http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html The world spider catalog] , version 8.0. "American Museum of Natural History".