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Oxyopes
Oxyopes is a genus of lynx spiders found worldwide. It includes arounds 300 species and is classified under the lynx spider family Oxyopidae. Like other lynx spiders, they are easily recognizable by the six larger eyes arranged hexagonally on top of the head (prosoma), with the remaining smaller two eyes in front. They are also characterized by long spine-like bristles (setae) on their legs. They are ambush predators, actively hunting prey by sight. Though they produce...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Striped Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes salticus
Western Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes scalaris
Lean Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes macilentus
Oxyopes sertatus
speciesOxyopes sertatus
Variegated Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes heterophthalmus
Graceful-legs Lynx
speciesOxyopes gracilipes
Oxyopes lineatus
speciesOxyopes lineatus
White Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes shweta
Oxyopes javanus
speciesOxyopes javanus
Variable Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes variabilis
Oxyopes ramosus
speciesOxyopes ramosus
Farmland Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes amoenus
Oxyopes tridens
speciesOxyopes tridens
Elegant Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes elegans
Oxyopes aglossus
speciesOxyopes aglossus
Oxyopes nigripalpis
speciesOxyopes nigripalpis
Spotted Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes punctatus
Northern Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes papuanus
Oxyopes incertus
speciesOxyopes incertus
Oxyopes kraepelinorum
speciesOxyopes kraepelinorum
Burmese Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes birmanicus
Oxyopes macroscelides
speciesOxyopes macroscelides
Velvet Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes flavipalpis
Jackson's Long Bodied Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes jacksoni
Oxyopes globifer
speciesOxyopes globifer
Oxyopes lineatipes
speciesOxyopes lineatipes
Oxyopes licenti
speciesOxyopes licenti
Oxyopes singularis
speciesOxyopes singularis
Oxyopes apollo
speciesOxyopes apollo
Oxyopes acleistus
speciesOxyopes acleistus
Oxyopes auratus
speciesOxyopes auratus
Oxyopes hindostanicus
speciesOxyopes hindostanicus
Oxyopes vogelsangeri
speciesOxyopes vogelsangeri
Oxyopes dumonti
speciesOxyopes dumonti
Botha's Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes bothai
Oxyopes striagatus
speciesOxyopes striagatus
Oxyopes schenkeli
speciesOxyopes schenkeli
Scaly Head Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes hoggi
Oxyopes hasta
speciesOxyopes hasta
Oxyopes bharatae
speciesOxyopes bharatae
Dark Banded Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes pallidecoloratus
Oxyopes longispinosus
speciesOxyopes longispinosus
Oxyopes sushilae
speciesOxyopes sushilae
Oxyopes takobius
speciesOxyopes takobius
Oxyopes mediterraneus
speciesOxyopes mediterraneus
Oxyopes sertatoides
speciesOxyopes sertatoides
Oxyopes fujianicus
speciesOxyopes fujianicus
Tanzania Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes affinis
Oxyopes boriensis
speciesOxyopes boriensis
Oxyopes complicatus
speciesOxyopes complicatus
Oxyopes constrictus
speciesOxyopes constrictus
Oxyopes rubicundus
speciesOxyopes rubicundus
Oxyopes tenellus
speciesOxyopes tenellus
Oxyopes felinus
speciesOxyopes felinus
Oxyopes forcipiformis
speciesOxyopes forcipiformis
Oxyopes russoi
speciesOxyopes russoi
Four-lined Lynx Spider
speciesOxyopes quadrifasciatus
Oxyopes taiwanensis
speciesOxyopes taiwanensis
Oxyopes occidens
speciesOxyopes occidens
Oxyopes crewi
speciesOxyopes crewi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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