Bark Crab Spiders

Bassaniana, commonly called bark crab spiders, is a widespread genus of crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1928.^[2]

Species

As of November 2021 it contains seven species, found in Europe, Asia, and North America:^[1]

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

In synonymy:

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

See also

• List of Thomisidae species

References