Diaea | |
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D. dorsata | |
D. evanida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Thomisidae |
Genus: |
Diaea Thorell, 1869 [1] |
Type species | |
D. dorsata (Fabricius, 1777) | |
Species | |
46, see text |
Diaea is a genus of crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. [2] Most species are found in specific locations except for D. livens, which occurs in the United States and D. dorsata, which has a palearctic distribution. [1] Adults are 5 millimetres (0.20 in) to 7 millimetres (0.28 in) and tend to hide in and around vegetation, especially flowers, where their color allows them to blend in to their surroundings. [3]
As of November 2022 [update] it contains forty-six species: [1]
Diaea | |
---|---|
D. dorsata | |
D. evanida | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Thomisidae |
Genus: |
Diaea Thorell, 1869 [1] |
Type species | |
D. dorsata (Fabricius, 1777) | |
Species | |
46, see text |
Diaea is a genus of crab spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869. [2] Most species are found in specific locations except for D. livens, which occurs in the United States and D. dorsata, which has a palearctic distribution. [1] Adults are 5 millimetres (0.20 in) to 7 millimetres (0.28 in) and tend to hide in and around vegetation, especially flowers, where their color allows them to blend in to their surroundings. [3]
As of November 2022 [update] it contains forty-six species: [1]