Philodromus aureolus

Philodromus aureolus
Female
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Philodromidae
Genus: Philodromus
Species:
P. aureolus
Binomial name
Philodromus aureolus
(Clerck, 1757)
Synonyms
  • Araneus aureolus Clerck, 1757
  • Aranea quadrilineata Martini & Goeze, 1778.
  • Aranea aureola (Clerck, 1757)
  • Thomisus aureolus (Clerck, 1757)
  • Philodromus affinis Wider, 1834
  • Philodromus politus Simon, 1870

Philodromus aureolus, the wandering crab spider, is a mainly European running crab spider of the family Philodromidae. The taxonomy of the species group named after Philodromus aureolus is in a state of flux and a number of new species have recently been recognised.