Bassaniana
# Bassaniana

Bassaniana, commonly called bark crab spiders, is a widespread genus of crab spiders that was first described by Embrik Strand in 1928.

## Species

As of November 2021 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)
