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Ground crab spiders
Scientific name: Xysticus
Ground crab spiders
Scientific name: Xysticus
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Description
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Xysticus and Coriarachne are dark brown or reddish-brown crab spiders often encountered on weeds or trees. Most species of the genus Xysticus are small to medium sized spiders. Females of typical species reach a maximum of 1 cm of body length, while their males are about 3 - 5 mm long, about half the size of the females. The basic colour of these species is usually brown, beige or gray. The prosoma is sometimes slightly smaller than the opisthosoma. In many species the front body shows in the middle a broad, pale longitudinal band. The opisthosoma is clearly flattened in most species and shows a median broad and dark leaf marking.
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Species of Ground crab spiders
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Scientific Classification
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