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Philodromus praelustris Keyserling, 1880

	FAMILY: PHILODROMIDAE Thorell, 1870     Genus: Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826         Species: Philodromus praelustris Keyserling, 1880
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General Comments: P. prealustris has a recorded distribution of British Columbia to Nova Scotia, southward to Nevada and Virginia.

Family Common Name:  running crab spiders
Genus Common Name:  none
Species Common Name:  none

Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)   QC NH
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)

Specimen Search Specimen list 2, 2

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
Recorded Habitats: Tree trunks and branches, wooden fences and buildings.
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)

Seasonality of Specimen Records: (from the Nearctic Spider Database - Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if not visible)

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Description: Carapace has lateral areas dark grey to black. The median area and front is off-white. Legs are off-white with dark annulations at the tips of segments. Legs often have fine, elongate spots. The abdomen has a dark heart mark and a series of dark chevrons. The venter is pale (Dondale & Redner, 1978).

Male Dimensions: A = 3.2 mm  A+B = 5.9 mm  C = 3.25 mm

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Description: Carapace has lateral areas dark grey to black. The median area and front is off-white. Legs are off-white with dark annulations at the tips of segments. Legs often have fine, elongate spots. The abdomen has a dark heart mark and a series of dark chevrons. The venter is pale (Dondale & Redner, 1978).

Female Dimensions: A = 3.2 mm  A+B = 8 mm  C = 3.3 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 expositus Keyserling 1880 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101728

Philodromus praelustris Keyserling 1880 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101727

Philodromus expositus Banks 1913 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101729

Philodromus expositus Gertsch 1934 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101730

Philodromus praelustris Dondale 1961 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:9736288

Philodromus praelustris Dondale & Redner 1976 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101731

Philodromus praelustris Kaston 1977 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101732

Philodromus praelustris Dondale & Redner 1978 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2101733

Philodromus praelustris Paquin & Dupérré 2003 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2011435

Banks, N. 1913. Notes on the types of some American spiders in European collections. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 65: 177-188.

Dondale, C. D. 1961. Revision of the aureolus group of the genus Philodromus (Araneae: Thomisidae) in North America. Can. Ent. 93: 199-222.

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. 1976. A review of the spider genus Philodromus in the Americas (Araneida: Philodromidae). Can. Ent. 108: 127-157.

Gertsch, W. J. 1934. Notes on American crab spiders (Thomisidae). Amer. Mus. Novit. 707: 1-25.

Kaston, B. J. 1976. Supplement to the spiders of Connecticut. J. Arachnol. 4: 1-72.

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

Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.

^‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog

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