Strophius (spider)

Strophius
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Thomisidae
Genus:	Strophius Keyserling, 1880[1]
Type species
S. nigricans Keyserling, 1880
Species
7, see text

Strophius is a genus of crab spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1880.[2]

Species

As of April 2019^[update] it contains seven species:[1]

• Strophius albofasciatus Mello-Leitão, 1929 — Brazil
• Strophius fidelis Mello-Leitão, 1929 — Brazil
• Strophius hirsutus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1891 — Costa Rica, Panama
• Strophius levyi Soares, 1943 — Brazil
• Strophius mendax Mello-Leitão, 1929 — Brazil
• Strophius nigricans Keyserling, 1880 — Trinidad, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay
• Strophius signatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1892 — Mexico, Guatemala, Brazil

References

1. "Gen. Strophius Keyserling, 1880". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
2. Keyserling, E. (1880). Die Spinnen Amerikas, I. Laterigradae. Nürnberg 1.

External links

"Strophius". The Encyclopedia of Life.