Other uses Xystus disambiguation Xystus was the Greek language Greek architecture architectural term for the covered portico of the gymnasium ancient Greece gymnasium , in which the exercises took place during the winter or in rainy weather, etc. The Ancient Rome Romans applied the term to the garden walk in front of the porticoes, which was divided into flower beds with borders of Buxus box , and to a promenade between rows of large trees. sfn Chisholm 1911 Xystus derives from the Greek word xustos , meaning smooth , due to the polished floor of the xystus. Xystus was used, by extension, to refer to the whole building containing the gymnasium and portico, as in the xysti of Jerusalem and Elis . Xyst is an alternative spelling for xystus , ref cite web url http machaut.uchicago.edu cgi bin WEBSTER.sh?WORD xystus&FLOAT ON title 1913 Webster s Dictionary definition for Xyst, Xystus publisher ARTFL Project accessdate 2008 09 03 ref and xystarch as the term for a superintendent of a xystus. ref cite web url http machaut.uchicago.edu cgi bin WEBSTER.sh?WORD xystarch&FLOAT ON title 1913 Webster s Dictionary definition for Xystarch publisher ARTFL Project accessdate 2008 09 03 ref In Latin, xystum is the accusative case of the nominative xystus in modern architecture, xystum has a different meaning from xystus. sfn Curl 2006 Notable xysti The Xystus of Jerusalem was a famous building erected in the Judaeo Hellenistic period probably under Herod the Great Herodian rule. sfn Gottheil Krauss 1906 The Xystus of Elis was a famous gymnasium consisting of a vast enclosure surrounded by a wall. The gymnasium was by far the largest in ancient Greece, because all the athletes in the Olympic games were required to undergo one month s training there prior to the opening of the games. Within the Xystus, there were special places for runners these places were separated from each other by plane tree s. sfn Smith 1854 Notes reflist References cite book ref harv last Curl first James Steve ... more details
italictitle Taxobox name Xysticus image Spider March 2008 1.jpg image width 250px image caption Xysticus sp. regnum Animal ia phylum Arthropoda classis Arachnida ordo Araneae familia Thomisidae genus Xysticus genus authority Ludwig Carl Christian Koch L. Koch , 1835 diversity link List of Thomisidae species Xysticus diversity 353 species subdivision ranks Species subdivision Xysticus abditus X. abditus br Xysticus cristatus X. cristatus br Xysticus croceus X. croceus br Xysticus erraticus X. erraticus br Xysticus humilis X. humilis br Xysticus lanio X. lanio br Xysticus triguttatus X. triguttatus br Xysticus ulmi X. ulmi br hundreds more List of Thomisidae species Xysticus See species list Xysticus is a genus of ground Thomisidae crab spiders described by C. L. Koch in 1835, belonging to the order Araneae , family Thomisidae . The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek root xyst , meaning scraped, scraper . TOC Distribution The genus Xysticus is distributed almost worldwide, but it is absent in South America. Of the about 360 species of the genus currently described, only about 71 are present in Europe. Description File Thomisidae Xysticus sp. 2.JPG thumb 240px left Xysticus species Xysticus and Coriarachne are the dark brown or reddish brown crab spiders often encountered on weeds or trees. While similar to the flower spiders , they tend to have shorter, sturdier legs and more patterned abdomens. The species of the genus Xysticus vary usually from small to medium. They show a sexual dimorphism in size. The females reach a maximum of convert 10 mm of body length, while males are about convert 3 5 mm long, about half the size of the females. The basic colour of theese species is usually brown, beige or gray. The prosoma is sometimes slightly smaller than the opisthosoma . In many species the front body shows in the middle a broad, pale longitudinal band. The opisthosoma is clearly flattened in most species and shows a median broad and dark leaf marking. T ... more details
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