Misumenops

Misumenops
M. tricuspidatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Family: Thomisidae
Genus: Misumenops
F. O. P-Cambridge, 1900
Species

M. armatus
M. asperatus
M. celer
M. nepenthicola
M. tricuspidatus
many others

Diversity
111 species

Misumenops is a common genus of crab spider with more than 100 described species.

Distribution

Most species of this genus occur in the Americas from Canada to Argentina, with only a few exceptions:

Name

The genus name is derived from the related crab spider genus Misumena and the Greek ending ops "looks like". This ending is often used to denote closely related or similar looking genera.

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