Family Thomisidae
(crab spiders)

1a

Lateral eyes situated on a common tubercle

2

1b

Lateral eyes situated on what appear to be different tubercles

3

 

2a

Anterior lateral eyes (ALE) larger then anterior median eyes (AME)

genus Misumenops

 

2b

Anterior median and anterior lateral eyes sub equal in size

genus Misumena

 

 

3a

Clypeus - the distance between anterior median eyes (AME) and edge of carapace - appreciably narrower  than distance between  AME and posterior median eyes (PME)

genus Bassaniana

 

3b

Clypeus approximately equal or slightly longer than distance between AME and PME

4

4a

Tibia I with 2 pairs of ventral setae

genus Ozyptila

 

4b

Tibia I with 3 or more pairs of ventral setae

genus Xysticus

 

 

Genus Bassaniana

Bassaniana versicolor (Keyserling, 1880)
Bassaniana
versicolor/utahensis hybrids

Genus Misumena

Misumena vatia (Clerck, 1757)

Genus Misumenops

Misumenops asperatus (Hentz, 1847)
Misumenops oblongus (Keyserling, 1880)

Genus Ozyptila

Ozyptila americana Banks, 1895
Ozyptila
conspurcata Thorell, 1877
Ozyptila georgiana Keyserling, 1880

Genus Xysticus

Xysticus elegans Keyserling, 1880
Xysticus
ferox (Hentz, 1847)
Xysticus
fraternus Banks, 1895
Xysticus
gulosus Keyserling, 1880
Xysticus
luctans (C.L.Koch, 1845)
Xysticus
punctatus Keyserling, 1880
Xysticus
triguttatus Keyserling, 1880


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