Alcimochthes
| Alcimochthes | |
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| female A. limbatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Suborder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Alcimochthes Simon, 1885 |
| Type species | |
| Alcimochthes limbatus Simon, 1885 | |
| Species | |
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See text. | |
| Diversity | |
| 2 species | |
male A. limbatus
Alcimochthes is a genus of crab spider found in China, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan and Japan.
It is the only genus of crab spider that is able to produce a high-pitched sound by rubbing its mandibles together, resembling a scream.
Species
- Alcimochthes limbatus Simon, 1885 — China, Vietnam, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan
- Alcimochthes melanophthalmus Simon, 1903 — Vietnam
References
- Platnick, Norman I. (2008): The world spider catalog, version 8.5. American Museum of Natural History.
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