Strophius is a genus of crab spiders first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1880.[2]
| Strophius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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7, see text | |
Species edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c "Gen. Strophius Keyserling, 1880". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^ Keyserling, E. (1880). Die Spinnen Amerikas, I. Laterigradae. Nürnberg 1.
External links edit
"Strophius" at the Encyclopedia of Life