Pycnaxis Explained

Pycnaxis is a genus of Asian crab spiders first described by Eugène Simon in 1895.^[1] They are endemic to eastern Asia from China to the Philippines.

Species

it contains seven species:^[2]

• Pycnaxis guttata Simon, 1895 - Philippines
• Pycnaxis krakatauensis (Bristowe, 1931) - Krakatau
• Pycnaxis lamellaris (Tang & Li, 2010) - China
• Pycnaxis nigrostriata (Simon, 1886) - Vietnam
• Pycnaxis onoi (Zhang, Zhu & Tso, 2006) - Taiwan
• Pycnaxis truciformis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) - China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan
• Pycnaxis tumida (Tang & Li, 2010) - China

Notes and References

1. Simon. E.. 1895. Descriptions d'arachnides nouveaux de la famille des Thomisidae. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 39. 432–443.
2. Web site: Thomisidae. World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019-03-08.