Lynx Spiders: Oxyopidae Checklist
Lynx spiders of the family Oxyopidae got their name from their hunting behaviour, akin to that of the Lynx cats. They are adept at chasing after their prey from leaf to leaf and some are capable of leaping to catch their prey in flight.
The taxonomy of the genera in Oxyopidae is unfortunately not very well-defined. While some key traits are listed for some genera on this page, it won’t be surprising to find some species that obviously do not match the genus diagnosis. Those are likely to be due for a taxonomic revision in the future.
Checklist
This page consists of a personal checklist of all lynx spiders that I’ve encountered over the years.
This page will be updated regularly, please let me know if you spot any mistakes.
View my Oxyopidae Flickr photo album
References:
- Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009a Description of the lynx spiders of a canopy fogging project in northern Borneo (Araneae: Oxyopidae), with description of a new genus and six new species of Hamataliwa
- Brady, 1964 The lynx spiders of North America, north of Mexico (Araneae: Oxyopidae)
- Mello-Leitão, C. F. de (1929a) Oxyopideos do Brasil. Revista do Museu Paulista
- World Spider Catalog: Oxyopidae
- Koh, Court, Ang & Ng 2022 A Photographic Guide to Singapore Spiders
Oxyopidae eye arrangement with small AME, and ALE, PME, PLE in a hexagonal layout
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Phylum: Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848
Subphylum: Chelicerata Heymons, 1901
Class: Arachnida Lamarck, 1801
Order: Araneae Clerck, 1757
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Superfamily: Lycosoidea
Family: Oxyopidae Thorell, 1869
Genus: Hamadruas Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009
Hamadruas diagnosis [1]
- Carapace lower, head having straight sides sinuating to the thorax, instead of convex in Hamataliwa and Tapponia
- Head width 25% less than carapace
- Carapace dorsally with shallow saddle, higher in front than behind
- Rear face of carapace sloping
- Abdomen 50-100% longer than carapace, narrow distally, parallel-sided
- Abdominal dorsum usually with geometric colour pattern
- Length of legs from longest to shortest: I, II, III, IV
- Legs much longer than that of Hamataliwa
East Malaysia: Hamadruas hieroglyphica (Thorell, 1887) ♀
East Malaysia: Hamadruas hieroglyphica (Thorell, 1887) ♀
East Malaysia: Hamadruas superba (Thorell, 1887) ♂
East Malaysia: Hamadruas superba (Thorell, 1887) ♂
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_1541
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_1551
Cambodia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_5685
Cambodia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_5699
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_5665
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_5647
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_6754
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_6754
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P1229949
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P1229957
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. P1230494
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. P1230503
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♂ P7266000
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♂ P7266052
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P7266072
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P7266088
Thailand: Hamadruas sp. ♀ PB182661
Hong Kong: Hamadruas sp. ♂ P9067997
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♂ P2254400
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♂ P2254400
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P2254303
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P2254314
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P1232756
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P1232782
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_7648
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_7859
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_4442
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_4451
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_6403
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_6444
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_4389
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_4405
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_9176
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_9179
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_9051
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_9056
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_0596
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_0604
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. sub ♂ DSC_9669
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. sub ♂ DSC_9669
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_1985
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_1994
Cambodia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_5037
Cambodia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_5035
Cambodia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_6333
Cambodia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_6352
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_4742
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ DSC_4749
Thailand: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4546
Thailand: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4002
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4359
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4361
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. P7095090
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. P7095096
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♂ P4156821
West Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♂ P4156827
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4989
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4984
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P1155079
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P1155082
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4922
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. DSC_4924
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. DSC_6856
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. DSC_6865
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. (juv) P8073397
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. (juv) P8073408
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. (juv) ESC_0409
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. (juv) ESC_0414
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. DSC_1811
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. DSC_1843
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P7095090
East Malaysia: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P7095090
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P8073272
Singapore: Hamadruas sp. ♀ P8073293
Genus: Hamataliwa Keyserling, 1887
Hamataliwa diagnosis [1]
- AME less than its diameter apart
- PME 1-4 times their diameter apart
- Length of legs from longest to shortest: I, II, III, IV
- Posterior legs about 30% shorter than anterior legs
- Patellae, tibiae, metatarsi of all legs bear numerous long, thin and erect dorsal and lateral spines
- Carapace very high, almost square
In Hamataliwa, the height of carapace and width of eye group is very variable and not a reliable trait for identification.
Singapore: Hamataliwa floreni Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009 ♀
Singapore: Hamataliwa floreni Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009 ♀
Singapore: Hamataliwa floreni Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009 ♂
Singapore: Hamataliwa floreni Deeleman-Reinhold, 2009 ♂
Singapore: Hamataliwa incompta (Thorell, 1895) ♀
Singapore: Hamataliwa incompta (Thorell, 1895) ♀
Singapore: Hamataliwa incompta (Thorell, 1895) ♂
Singapore: Hamataliwa incompta (Thorell, 1895) ♂
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa vanbruggeni Deeleman‑Reinhold, 2009 ♀
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa vanbruggeni Deeleman‑Reinhold, 2009 ♀
Singapore: Hamataliwa ♂ DSC_8765
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♂ DSC_8756
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ P1271052
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ P1271061
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ DSC_4096
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ DSC_4113
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_2474
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_2474
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) P2241655
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) P2241666b
West Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) DSC_7627
West Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) DSC_7639
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) P1137202
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) P1137205
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) PC262543
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) PC262552
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) DSC_4450
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) DSC_4459
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) DSC_8039
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. (juv) DSC_8039
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_4391
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_4391
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_6987
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_7004
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. P7063266
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ P2264892
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ DSC_5790
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ DSC_5810
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. sub ♂ DSC_8894
East Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. sub ♂ DSC_8894
West Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_5512
West Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_5536
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♂ DSC_4023
Singapore: Hamataliwa sp. ♂ DSC_4035
West Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_6335
West Malaysia: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_6341
Mozambique: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ DSC_5308
Mozambique: Hamataliwa sp. ♀ DSC_5328
Ecuador: Hamataliwa sp. ♀
Ecuador: Hamataliwa sp. ♀
Peru: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_3268
Peru: Hamataliwa sp. DSC_1680
Genus: Oxyopes Latreille, 1804
Oxyopes diagnosis [1]
- AME smallest, distance apart more than AME diameter.
- PME and PLE subequal in size and larger than AME but slightly smaller than ALE
- ALE largest
- AME row smallest
- ALE row subequal to PME row
- PLE row widest
- Usually a pair of black lines that runs from the AME through the clypeus and extends to the chelicerae
Many species of Oxyopes, especially O. lineatipes, O. birmanicus and O. javanus are difficult to differentiate from external morphology and pattern alone.
Singapore: Oxyopes auratus Thorell, 1890 ♀
Singapore: Oxyopes auratus Thorell, 1890 ♀
Singapore: Oxyopes auratus Thorell, 1890 ♂
Singapore: Oxyopes auratus Thorell, 1890 ♂
West Malaysia: Oxyopes cf. birmanicus Thorell, 1887 ♀
West Malaysia: Oxyopes cf. birmanicus Thorell, 1887 ♀
Singapore: Oxyopes complicatus Tang & Li, 2012 ♀
Singapore: Oxyopes complicatus Tang & Li, 2012 ♂
Singapore: Oxyopes complicatus Tang & Li, 2012 ♂
Mozambique: Oxyopes cf. flavipalpis (Lucas, 1858)
Mozambique: Oxyopes cf. flavipalpis (Lucas, 1858)
Mozambique: Oxyopes cf. jacksoni Lessert, 1915
Mozambique: Oxyopes cf. jacksoni Lessert, 1915
Singapore: Oxyopes lineatipes (CL Koch, 1847) ♀
Singapore: Oxyopes lineatipes (CL Koch, 1847) ♀
Singapore: Oxyopes lineatipes (CL Koch, 1847) ♂
Singapore: Oxyopes lineatipes (CL Koch, 1847) ♂
Singapore: Oxyopes cf. macilentus L. Koch, 1878 ♀
Singapore: Oxyopes cf. macilentus L. Koch, 1878 ♀
West Malaysia: Oxyopes sp. DSC_3927
West Malaysia: Oxyopes sp. DSC_3951
Singapore: Oxyopes sp. “Mangrove” ♀ P8082009
Singapore: Oxyopes sp. “Mangrove” ♀ P8082004
West Malaysia: Oxyopes sp. “Mangrove” ♂ DSC_7700
West Malaysia: Oxyopes sp. “Mangrove” ♂ DSC_7707
Singapore: Oxyopes sp. ♀ DSC_3308
Singapore: Oxyopes sp. ♀ DSC_3315
Singapore: Oxyopes sp. ♀ DSC_6847
East Malaysia: Oxyopes sp. DSC_5818
East Malaysia: Oxyopes sp. ♂ DSC_4238
East Malaysia: Oxyopes sp. ♂ DSC_4244
Genus: Peucetia Thorell, 1869
Peucetia diagnosis [1]
- Toothless chelicerae
Madagascar: Peucetia madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) ♀
Madagascar: Peucetia madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863) ♀
Madagascar: Peucetia madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)
Madagascar: Peucetia madagascariensis (Vinson, 1863)
Cambodia: Peucetia sp.
Cambodia: Peucetia sp.
Mozambique: Peucetia sp.
Mozambique: Peucetia sp.
Genus: Schaenicoscelis Simon, 1898
Peru: Schaenicoscelis sp. ♀
Peru: Schaenicoscelis sp. ♀
Genus: Tapinillus Simon, 1898
Ecuador: Tapinillus longipes (Taczanowski, 1872)
Ecuador: Tapinillus longipes (Taczanowski, 1872)
Genus: Tapponia Simon, 1885
Tapponia diagnosis [1]
- PER almost straight
- Line connecting anterior margin of PME with posterior margin of PLE recurved
- Clypeus equal to distance between ALE
- Abdomen densely covered with iridescent setae
- Legs IV longer than legs III
Singapore: Tapponia micans Simon, 1885
Singapore: Tapponia micans Simon, 1885
West Malaysia: Tapponia sp.
West Malaysia: Tapponia sp.
Unidentified Oxyopidae
Singapore: Oxyopidae P6021303
Singapore: Oxyopidae P6021313
Thailand: Oxyopidae DSC_4495
Thailand: Oxyopidae DSC_4495
West Malaysia: Oxyopidae DSC_4733
West Malaysia: Oxyopidae DSC_4726
Cambodia: Oxyopidae DSC_5061
Cambodia: Oxyopidae DSC_5061
Mozambique: Oxyopidae DSC_4769
Mozambique: Oxyopidae DSC_4773
Madagascar: Oxyopidae DSC_6863
Madagascar: Oxyopidae DSC_6869
Ecuador: Oxyopidae P6122372
Ecuador: Oxyopidae P6122377
Abida Butt
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