Thalassius
Encyclopedia
Thalassius is a genus
of spider
s in the family Pisauridae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of spider
Spider
Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...
s in the family Pisauridae.
Species
Thalassius Simon, 1885- Thalassius albocinctusThalassius albocinctusThalassius albocinctus, commonly called the fishing spider, is a species of spider found in tropical Asia from India to the Philippines. It is named after its habit of catching small fish. The spider is striking in appearance and can be easily recognised by the presence of a black, glossy, broad...
(Doleschall, 1859) — India to Philippines - Thalassius esimoni Sierwald, 1984 — Madagascar
- Thalassius jayakari F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1898 — Muscat
- Thalassius kolosvaryi Caporiacco, 1947 — Central, East, Southern Africa
- Thalassius leoninus Strand, 1916 — Madagascar
- Thalassius majungensis Strand, 1907 — Madagascar
- Thalassius margaritatus Pocock, 1898 — Central, South Africa
- Thalassius massajae (Pavesi, 1883) — Africa
- Thalassius paralbocinctus Zhang, Zhu & Song, 2004 — China, Laos
- Thalassius phipsoni F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1898 — India to China, Indonesia
- Thalassius pictus Simon, 1898 — West, Central Africa
- Thalassius pseudojuvenilis Sierwald, 1987 — Mozambique
- Thalassius radiatolineatus Strand, 1906 — Africa
- Thalassius rossi Pocock, 1902 — Central, South Africa
- Thalassius rubromaculatus Thorell, 1899 — West, Central Africa
- Thalassius spinosissimus (Karsch, 1879) — Africa