Oxyopes gracilipes was first described in 1849 as
Sphasus gracilipes. The species was described again in 1878 as
Oxyopes elegans. In 1885,
Arthur Urquhart described the spider again as
Sphasus gregarius. In 1892, Urquhart moved
S. gregarius to the
Oxyopes genus. In 1998,
S. gracilipes was moved to the
Oxyopes genus and
O. gregarius was recognized as a synonym of this species. == References ==