Thomisops
| Thomisops | |
|---|---|
| T. sulcatus in South Africa | |
| T. bullatus in South Africa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Thomisops Karsch[1] |
| Type species | |
| Thomisops pupa | |
| Species | |
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Thomisops is a genus of spiders in the family Thomisidae. It was first described in 1879 by Ferdinand Karsch. As of 2025, it contains eight species from Africa, and two from China.[1]
Name
The genus name is a combination of the crab spider genus Thomisus and Ancient Greek ὤψ (ops) "eye".
Species
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T. senegalensis from South Africa
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T. pupa from Zimbabwe
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T. granulatus from South Africa
As of September 2025, Thomisops comprises the following species:[1]
- Thomisops altus Tang & Li, 2010 – China
- Thomisops bullatus Simon, 1895 – Southern Africa
- Thomisops cretaceus Jézéquel, 1964 – Ivory Coast, Cameroon
- Thomisops granulatus Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1989 – South Africa
- Thomisops lesserti Millot, 1942 – West, Central, Southern Africa
- Thomisops melanopes Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1989 – South Africa
- Thomisops pupa Karsch, 1879 – Africa
- Thomisops sanmen Song, Zhang & Zheng, 1992 – China
- Thomisops senegalensis Millot, 1942 – West, Central, Southern Africa
- Thomisops sulcatus Simon, 1895 – Africa
References
- ^ a b c "Genus Thomisops". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2025-09-15.