Oxyopes takobius | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Oxyopidae |
Genus: | Oxyopes |
Species: | O. takobius
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Binomial name | |
Oxyopes takobius Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969
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Oxyopes takobius is a species of spiders in the genus Oxyopes of the lynx spider family, Oxyopidae. The species was first described in 1969, and is found from Central Asia to China.[1] Its venom contains a peptide toxin called oxyopinin (oxyopinin 4a), which was discovered in 2002.[2]
This species has been misidentified in pharmacological research as "Oxyopes kitabensis."[3][4]