Erissus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Erissus
Simon, 1895[1]
Type species
E. validus
Simon, 1895
Species

10, see text

Erissus is a genus of South American crab spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1895.[2]

Species

As of September 2020 it contains ten species, found in Venezuela, Peru, and Brazil:[1]

  • Erissus angulosus Simon, 1895Brazil
  • Erissus bateae Soares, 1941 – Brazil
  • Erissus bilineatus Mello-Leitão, 1929 – Brazil
  • Erissus fuscus Simon, 1929Peru, Brazil
  • Erissus mirabilis (Soares, 1942) – Brazil
  • Erissus roseus Mello-Leitão, 1943 – Brazil
  • Erissus sanctaeleopoldinae (Soares & Soares, 1946) – Brazil
  • Erissus spinosissimus Mello-Leitão, 1929 – Brazil
  • Erissus truncatifrons Simon, 1895Venezuela, Brazil
  • Erissus validus Simon, 1895 (type) – Peru, Brazil

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Erissus Simon, 1895". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2020. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  2. Simon, E. (1895). "Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Thomisidae". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39: 432–443.

Further reading

  • Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1929). "Aphantochilidas e Thomisidas do Brasil". Arquivos do Museu Nacional do Rio de Janeiro. 31: 9–359.
  • Bonaldo, A. B.; Lise, A. A. (2001). "A review of the Neotropical spider genus Stephanopoides (Araneae, Thomisidae, Stephanopinae)". Biociências. 9: 63–80.
  • Soares, B. A. M.; Soares, H. E. M. (1946). "Contribuição ao estudo das aranhas do estado do Espírito Santo". Papéis Avulsos do Departamento de Zoologia, Secretaria de Agricultura, Sao Paolo. 7: 51–72.
  • Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1943). "Alguns pisauridas e tomisidas do Brasil". Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 45: 164–172.


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