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title: "Punctated Ground Crab Spider"
description: "Xysticus punctatus — Insects & spiders. Xysticus punctatus is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/punctated-ground-crab-spider
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Punctated Ground Crab Spider

> Xysticus punctatus — Insects & spiders. Xysticus punctatus is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae.

- Scientific name: *Xysticus punctatus*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 863
- Wikidata: [Q2071078](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2071078)
- iNaturalist taxon: [153727](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/153727)

## Names

- en: Punctated Ground Crab Spider

## Countries with the most observations

US (131), CA (102)

## Summary

Xysticus punctatus is a species of crab spider in the family Thomisidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xysticus_punctatus

## Photo

![Punctated Ground Crab Spider](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/punctated-ground-crab-spider/medium.jpg)

Photo: Dan Wilder · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/301232586

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/punctated-ground-crab-spider?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).