Runcinia
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Runcinia is a genus of crab spiders with about 30 described species.
Almost all species occur in Africa
or South Asia
. The distribution of R. acuminata
reaches up to Australia
, and R. grammica
has a palaearctic range.
Almost all species occur in Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
or South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
. The distribution of R. acuminata
Runcinia acuminata
Runcinia acuminata is a species of crab spiders.Females reach a body length of about 10 mm, males less than 6 mm. They are often found in seeding heads of grasses, where the females build and camouflage their egg sacs...
reaches up to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, and R. grammica
Runcinia grammica
Runcinia grammica is a species of spider of the genus Runcinia. It generally lives in peat bogs, fens, and meadows, although it has also been known to inhabit urban areas-Appearance:...
has a palaearctic range.
Species
- Runcinia acuminataRuncinia acuminataRuncinia acuminata is a species of crab spiders.Females reach a body length of about 10 mm, males less than 6 mm. They are often found in seeding heads of grasses, where the females build and camouflage their egg sacs...
(Thorell, 1881) — Bangladesh to Japan, New Guinea, Australia - Runcinia aethiops (Simon, 1901) — Africa
- Runcinia affinis Simon, 1897 — Africa, Bangladesh to Japan, Philippines, Java
- Runcinia albida (Marx, 1893) — Congo
- Runcinia bifrons (Simon, 1895) — India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
- Runcinia carae Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1983 — Botswana, Kenya
- Runcinia caudata Schenkel, 1963 — China
- Runcinia depressa Simon, 1906 — Africa
- Runcinia disticta Thorell, 1891 — Myanmar, Sumatra, Java
- Runcinia dubia Caporiacco, 1940 — Somalia
- Runcinia erythrina Jézéquel, 1964 — West, Southern Africa
- Runcinia escheri Reimoser, 1934 — India
- Runcinia flavida (Simon, 1881) — Africa
- Runcinia ghorpadei Tikader, 1980 — India
- Runcinia grammicaRuncinia grammicaRuncinia grammica is a species of spider of the genus Runcinia. It generally lives in peat bogs, fens, and meadows, although it has also been known to inhabit urban areas-Appearance:...
(C. L. Koch, 1837) — Palearctic, St. Helena, South Africa - Runcinia johnstoni Lessert, 1919 — Africa
- Runcinia kinbergi Thorell, 1891 — Myanmar, Nicobar Is., Java
- Runcinia longipes Strand, 1906 — Ethiopia
- Runcinia manicata Thorell, 1895 — Myanmar
- Runcinia multilineata Roewer, 1961 — Senegal
- Runcinia oculifrons Strand, 1907 — Madagascar
- Runcinia plana Simon, 1895 — Paraguay
- Runcinia roonwali Tikader, 1965 — India
- Runcinia soeensis Schenkel, 1944 — Timor
- Runcinia spinulosa (O. P.-Cambridge, 1885) — Pakistan, India
- Runcinia tarabayevi Marusik & Logunov, 1990 — Central Asia
- Runcinia tropica Simon, 1907 — Africa
- Runcinia yogeshi Gajbe & Gajbe, 2001 — India