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Lynx Spider

Oxyopes heterophthalmus

Classification

Order
Araneae
Family
Oxyopidae

Oxyopes heterophthalmus is a lynx spider from the family Oxyopidae, it is the type species of the genus Oxyopes and was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1804, it has a Palearctic distribution. Description The palps of the male have a dorsally directed patellar apophysis, which is nearly as long as male's palpal tibia. The epigyne has a reddish-brown median part, and is broadly rounded anteriorly.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 243Spain · 176Netherlands · 65Italy · 31United Kingdom · 25