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Philodromus imbecillus Keyserling, 1880

	FAMILY: PHILODROMIDAE Thorell, 1870     Genus: Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826         Species: Philodromus imbecillus Keyserling, 1880
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Family Common Name:  running crab spiders
Genus Common Name:  none
Species Common Name:  none

Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB CO MT OK PA SC WY

Seasonality Specimen Search Specimen list 23, 28

Feeding Guild:^† ambushers
^†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): grasses, shrubs, in coniferous and deciduous trees (Dondale & Redner, 1978).
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Marsh; Riparian, Wet Grassland;

Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)

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Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Male Dimensions: A = 1.66 mm  A+B = 3.4 mm  C = 1.61 mm

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Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Female Dimensions: A = 1.69 mm  A+B = 4 mm  C = 1.58 mm

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Descriptions Source:
Dondale, C. D. & J. H. Redner. 1978. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 5. The crab spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Philodromidae and Thomisidae. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1663: 1-255.

Philodromus imbecillus Keyserling 1880 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101421

Philodromus lineatus Emerton 1892 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101422

Philodromus lineatus Emerton 1902 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101423

Philodromus carolinus Banks 1911 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101424

Philodromus imbecillus Chickering 1940 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:9736271

Philodromus imbecillus Kaston 1948 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101425

Philodromus imbecillus Dondale 1963 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101427

Philodromus imbecillus Dondale & Redner 1968 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101428

Philodromus imbecillus Dondale & Redner 1978 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101429

Banks, N. 1911. Some Arachnida from North Carolina. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 63: 440-456.

Chickering, A. M. 1940. The Thomisidae (crab spiders) of Michigan. Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. Arts Lett. 25: 189-237.

Dondale, C. D. 1963. Florida spiders in the rufus group in the genus Philodromus (Araneae: Thomisidae). Psyche, Camb. 70: 34-43.

Dondale, C. D. & J. H. Redner. 1978. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 5. The crab spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Philodromidae and Thomisidae. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1663: 1-255.

Dondale, C. D. & J. H. Redner. 1968. The imbecillus and rufus groups of the spider genus Philodromus in North America (Araneida: Thomisidae). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 55: 1-78.

Emerton, J. H. 1902. The common spiders of the United States. Boston, pp. 1-225.

Emerton, J. H. 1892. New England spiders of the family Thomisidae. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 8: 359-381.

Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.

Keyserling, E. 1880. Die Spinnen Amerikas, I. Laterigradae. Nürnberg, 1: 1-283.

^‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog

Dondale, C. D. & J. H. Redner. 1978. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 5. The crab spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Philodromidae and Thomisidae. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1663: 1-255.

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