Heriaeus crassispinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dionycha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Sectio: Dionycha

Familia: Thomisidae
Subfamilia: Thomisinae
Tribus: Heriaecini
Genus: Heriaeus
Species: Heriaeus crassispinus

Name

Heriaeus crassispinus Lawrence, 1942: 159

Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal: Umhlali, Sheffield Beach (29.46°S 31.26°E).

Lectotype: NMSA. male ♂. X.1940. legit R.F. Lawrence. nº 3319. (lectotype designated by van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2013: 459)

Synonymy

• Heriaeus fimbriatus Lawrence, 1942: 160 (synonymized by van Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman, 2013: 460)
  • Type locality: South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Ingwavuma (27.12°S 32.01°E).
    • Holotype: NMSA. female ♀. 1942. legit R.F. Lawrence. nº242.

References

Primary references

• Lawrence, R.F. 1942: A contribution to the araneid fauna of Natal and Zululand. Annals of the Natal Museum 10: 141-190. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• van Niekerk, P. & Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. 2013. A revision of the crab spider genus Heriaeus Simon, 1875 (Araneae: Thomisidae) in the Afrotropical Region. African Invertebrates 54(2): 447–476. hdl: 10520/EJC146908 . Reference page.