Bassaniana

Bassaniana, commonly called bark crab spiders, is a widespread genus of crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1928.

Species

it contains seven species, found in Europe, Asia, and North America:

• Bassaniana baudueri <small>(Simon, 1877)</small> – Portugal, France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania
• Bassaniana birudis <small>Im, Kim & Lee, 2021</small> – Korea
• Bassaniana decorata <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small> – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan
• Bassaniana floridana <small>(Banks, 1896)</small> – USA
• Bassaniana ora <small>Seo, 1992</small> – Korea
• Bassaniana utahensis <small>(Gertsch, 1932)</small> – USA, Canada
• Bassaniana versicolor <small>(Keyserling, 1880)</small> (type) – North America

In synonymy:

• B. aemula <small>)</small> = Bassaniana versicolor <small>(Keyserling, 1880)</small>
• B. albomaculatus <small>(Kulczyński, 1891)</small> = Bassaniana baudueri <small>(Simon, 1877)</small>
• B. japonicus <small>(Simon, 1886)</small> = Bassaniana decorata <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small>
• B. pichoni <small>(Schenkel, 1963)</small> = Bassaniana decorata <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small>
• B. typica <small>(Kishida, 1913)</small> = Bassaniana decorata <small>(Karsch, 1879)</small>

See also

• List of Thomisidae species

References

Further reading

External links

• Bassaniana at BugGuide