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Diaea

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Diaea
D. dorsata
D. evanida
Scientific classification Edit this 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]

Species

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As of November 2022 it contains forty-six species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Gen. Diaea Thorell, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2019-04-15.
  2. ^ Thorell, T. (1869). "On European spiders. Part I. Review of the European genera of spiders, preceded by some observations on zoological nomenclature". Nova Acta Regiae Societatis Scientiarum Upsaliensis. 7 (3): 1–108.
  3. ^ "Crab spiders: Family Thomisidae". Spiders of Australia. Retrieved 2019-04-15.