Selenops submaculosus
Bryant, 1940
flatty
Selenops submaculosus is a of wall crab spider in the Selenopidae, commonly known as a "flatty." It exhibits the characteristic extremely flattened body and laterigrade leg posture typical of the family. The species occurs in the southeastern United States, the Bahamas, Cuba, and the Cayman Islands. Like other selenopids, it is and typically found on vertical surfaces.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Selenops submaculosus: /sɛˈlɛnɒps sʌb.mæk.jʊˈloʊ.səs/
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Distribution
United States (southeastern), Bahama Islands, Cuba, and Cayman Islands.
Similar Taxa
- Selenops actophilusAlso a North American flatty with overlapping range in Florida and the Caribbean; species-level identification requires examination of reproductive structures.
- Philodromidae (running crab spiders)Philodromids share crab-like appearance and laterigrade legs, but have the second pair of legs longest rather than legs increasing in length from front to back, and lack the diagnostic notched rear edge of the sternum.
- Sparassidae (giant crab spiders/huntsman spiders)Huntsman spiders are also flattened and fast-moving, but are generally larger, have different arrangements, and lack the distinctive six-eyes-in-one-row configuration of Selenopidae.