Heikeopsis arachnoides

{{short description|Species of crab}}

{{Speciesbox

| genus = Heikeopsis

| species = arachnoides

| authority = (Manning et Holthuis, 1986)

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Heikeopsis arachnoides is a species of the genus Heikeopsis first described by Manning and Holthuis in 1986.{{cite web |url=http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=440422 |title=Heikeopsis arachnoides |website=WoRMS |accessdate=16 June 2019}} These crabs are native to Japan. They typically live in the sand 15-130m below the surface of water. Heikeopsis arachnoides also lives in Taiwan.{{cite web |title=蜘蛛平家蟹 |url=http://www.zoology.csdb.cn/page/showTreeMap.vpage?uri=cnfauna.tableTaxa |website=中国动物志数据库 |accessdate=16 June 2019 |language=zh |archive-date=2 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102100257/http://www.zoology.csdb.cn/page/showTreeMap.vpage?uri=cnfauna.tableTaxa |url-status=dead }}