Contribution to the knowledge of the Philodromidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of Turkey

The Philodromidae or "running crab spiders" are a family of laterigrade, i.e. sideways-walking, spiders with all legs of essentially equal length. The family was regarded as a subfamily of the Thomisidae by early authors, but since the detailed study by Homann (1975) their family status ha...

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Published in:Zoology in the Middle East 2008-01, Vol.43 (1), p.118-120
Main Authors: Demir, Hakan, Topçu, Aydın, Seyyar, Osman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arachnida
Araneae
Decapoda
Philodromidae
Thomisidae
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Summary:The Philodromidae or "running crab spiders" are a family of laterigrade, i.e. sideways-walking, spiders with all legs of essentially equal length. The family was regarded as a subfamily of the Thomisidae by early authors, but since the detailed study by Homann (1975) their family status has generally been accepted (see Platnick 2007). These spiders are found living under stones, under bark on trees, and in vegetation (Roberts 1995).
ISSN:0939-7140
2326-2680
DOI:10.1080/09397140.2008.10638281