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Running Crab Spiders
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Running Crab Spiders

Philodromus

Philodromus is a genus of philodromid crab spiders. Spiders in this genus are distinctively flattened.

The more than 250 described species are distributed throughout the Holarctic region, with few species reaching into more southern regions. Some are found in certain parts of Africa, with sporadic species occurring up to Australia. Only one species (P. traviatus) is found in (northern) South America. Around sixteen species are described from Central Europe.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Philodromus aureolus

complexPhilodromus aureolus

Philodromus rufus

complexPhilodromus rufus

Eurasian Running Crab Spider

speciesPhilodromus dispar

Artanes

subgenusArtanes

Philodromus imbecillus

complexPhilodromus imbecillus

Philodromus infuscatus

complexPhilodromus infuscatus

Philodromus auricomus

speciesPhilodromus auricomus

Philodromus subaureolus

speciesPhilodromus subaureolus

Philodromus splendens

speciesPhilodromus splendens

Philodromus otjimbumbe

speciesPhilodromus otjimbumbe

Philodromus browningi

speciesPhilodromus browningi

Philodromus planus

speciesPhilodromus planus

Philodromus guineensis

speciesPhilodromus guineensis

Philodromus guiyang

speciesPhilodromus guiyang

Philodromus partitus

speciesPhilodromus partitus

Philodromus devhutai

speciesPhilodromus devhutai

Philodromus durvei

speciesPhilodromus durvei

Philodromus bigibbus

speciesPhilodromus bigibbus

Philodromus brachycephalus

speciesPhilodromus brachycephalus

Philodromus tiwarii

speciesPhilodromus tiwarii

Philodromus grosi

speciesPhilodromus grosi

Philodromus maliniae

speciesPhilodromus maliniae

Philodromus albolimbatus

speciesPhilodromus albolimbatus

Philodromus epigynatus

speciesPhilodromus epigynatus

Philodromus insulanus

speciesPhilodromus insulanus

Philodromus luteovirescens

speciesPhilodromus luteovirescens

Philodromus sticticus

speciesPhilodromus sticticus

Philodromus thanatellus

speciesPhilodromus thanatellus

Philodromus tabupumensis

speciesPhilodromus tabupumensis

Philodromus traviatus

speciesPhilodromus traviatus

Philodromus v-notatus

speciesPhilodromus v-notatus

Philodromus victor

speciesPhilodromus victor

Philodromus venustus

speciesPhilodromus venustus

Philodromus vulpio

speciesPhilodromus vulpio

Philodromus humilis

speciesPhilodromus humilis

Philodromus immaculatus

speciesPhilodromus immaculatus

Philodromus jimredneri

speciesPhilodromus jimredneri

Philodromus ketani

speciesPhilodromus ketani

Philodromus kalliaensis

speciesPhilodromus kalliaensis

Philodromus juvencus

speciesPhilodromus juvencus

Philodromus kraepelini

speciesPhilodromus kraepelini

Philodromus lasaensis

speciesPhilodromus lasaensis

Philodromus legae

speciesPhilodromus legae

Philodromus maculatovittatus

speciesPhilodromus maculatovittatus

Philodromus manikae

speciesPhilodromus manikae

Philodromus lhasana

speciesPhilodromus lhasana

Philodromus maestrii

speciesPhilodromus maestrii

Philodromus lugens

speciesPhilodromus lugens

Philodromus mohiniae

speciesPhilodromus mohiniae

Philodromus melanostomus

speciesPhilodromus melanostomus

Philodromus molarius

speciesPhilodromus molarius

Philodromus morsus

speciesPhilodromus morsus

Philodromus multispinus

speciesPhilodromus multispinus

Philodromus monitae

speciesPhilodromus monitae

Philodromus niveus

speciesPhilodromus niveus

Philodromus nigrostriatipes

speciesPhilodromus nigrostriatipes

Philodromus pali

speciesPhilodromus pali

Philodromus panganii

speciesPhilodromus panganii

Philodromus pawani

speciesPhilodromus pawani

Philodromus pelagonus

speciesPhilodromus pelagonus

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