Philodromus aureolus (Clerck, 1757)
(a running crab spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhilodromus aureolus (a running crab spider)
GenusPhilodromus (a genus of running crab spiders)
FamilyPHILODROMIDAE (running crab spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harvey, P. Identification of Philodromus praedatus http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Difficult+species
Muster, C. & Thaler, K. 2004 New species and records of Mediterranean Philodromidae (Arachnida, Araneae): I. Philodromus aureolus group 305-326.

Philodromus aureolus (a running crab spider) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Philodromus aureolus (a running crab spider)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Philodromus aureolus (a running crab spider)
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