Bassaniana, commonly called bark crab spiders, is a widespread genus of crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1928.
Species it contains seven species, found in Europe, Asia, and North America: Bassaniana baudueri (Simon, 1877) – Portugal, France, Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania Bassaniana birudis Im, Kim & Lee, 2021 – Korea Bassaniana decorata (Karsch, 1879) – Russia (Far East), China, Korea, Japan Bassaniana floridana (Banks, 1896) – USA Bassaniana ora Seo, 1992 – Korea Bassaniana utahensis (Gertsch, 1932) – USA, Canada Bassaniana versicolor (Keyserling, 1880) (type) – North America
In synonymy: B. aemula ) = Bassaniana versicolor (Keyserling, 1880) B. albomaculatus (Kulczyński, 1891) = Bassaniana baudueri (Simon, 1877) B. japonicus (Simon, 1886) = Bassaniana decorata (Karsch, 1879) B. pichoni (Schenkel, 1963) = Bassaniana decorata (Karsch, 1879) B. typica (Kishida, 1913) = Bassaniana decorata (Karsch, 1879)
See also List of Thomisidae species
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Further reading
External links Bassaniana at BugGuide