Thomisidae > Thomisidae Image Index

Presented here is some information and links to a selection of the Thomisidae species of spiders that include the common names of Crab Spiders, Flower Spider and the Flower Crab Spider.

Check out our selection of some of the Thomisidae spiders…

Bee (Lasioglossum Parasphecodes sp.) and spider (Crab Spider Runcinia acuminata), Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Runcinia acuminata Crab Spider with native bee)
Fork-tailed Sidymella Spider (genus Sidymella), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Sidymella sp. (Fork-tailed Sidymella Spider)
Hairy Crab Spider (Sidymella hirsuta), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Sidymella hirsuta (Hairy Crab Spider)
Long-legged Crab Spider (Sidymella longipes), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Sidymella longipes (Long-legged Crab Spider)
Red-tipped Crab Spider (Sidymella rubrosignata) on a Flannel Flower, Stony Range Regional Botanic Garden, Dee Why NSW
Sidymella rubrosignata (Red-tipped Crab Spider)
Pink Flower Spider (Tharrhalea evanida), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Tharrhalea sp
Pink Flower Spider (Tharrhalea evanida), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Tharrhalea evanida (Pink Flower Spider)
Flower Spider (Tharrhalea multopunctata), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Tharrhalea multopunctata (Flower Spider)
White Crab Spider (Thomisus spectabilis), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Thomisus spectabilis (White Crab Spider)
Grey Tmarus (Tmarus cinerasceus), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Tmarus cinerasceus (Grey Tmarus)
Social Tharpyna (Xysticus bimaculatus), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Xysticus bimaculatus (Social Tharpyna)
Milky Flower Spider (Zygometis xanthogaster), Brisbane QLD © Stefan Jones
Zygometis xanthogaster (Milky Flower Spider)

Check out our some of our spider groups:

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Suborder: Araneomorphae
  • Infraorder: Entelegynae
  • Superfamily: Thomisoidea
  • Family: Thomisidae

Footnote & References

  1. Crab spider, The Find-A-Spider Guide, http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/333.htm
  2. Flower spider, The Find-A-Spider Guide For The Spiders of Southern Queensland, http://www.findaspider.org.au/find/spiders/336.htm

ThomisidaeThomisidae Image Index Runcinia acuminata Sidymella Tharrhalea sp Tharrhalea evanida Tharrhalea multopunctata Thomisus spectabilis Tmarus cinerasceus Xysticus bimaculatus Zygometis xanthogaster

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