Thanatus coloradensis Keyserling, 1880
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FAMILY: PHILODROMIDAE Thorell, 1870 Genus: Thanatus C. L. Koch, 1837 Species: Thanatus coloradensis Keyserling, 1880  |
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General Comments: The known range of this species is Alaska to Manitoba, southward to California and Oklahoma. It has also been collected in Europe. After Dondale & Redner (1978).
Common Names
Family Common Name:
running crab spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
AB CO MT UT WA WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
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: Stones, grass in alpine meadows and forests, cultivated land (Dondale & Redner, 1978).
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)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: Carapace spotted and streaked with brown. Median area is pale enclosing dark triangular spot toward posterior. There is usually a white 'V' anterior to dorsal groove. Legs are uniformly brown to red-brown. Abdomen brown-yellow with distinct heart mark (Dondale & Redner, 1978).
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Details About Females
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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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.
Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
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., A. L. Turnbull & J. H. Redner. 1964. Revision of the Nearctic species of Thanatus C. L. Koch (Araneae: Thomisidae). Can. Ent. 96: 636-656.
Emerton, J. H. 1902. The common spiders of the United States. Boston, pp. 1-225.
Gertsch, W. J. 1933. New genera and species of North American spiders. Amer. Mus. Novit. 636: 1-28.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Hu, J. L. 2001. Spiders in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau of China. Henan Science and Technology Publishing House, 658 pp.
Keyserling, E. 1880. Die Spinnen Amerikas, I. Laterigradae. Nürnberg, 1: 1-283.
Kulczynski, W. 1908. Araneae et Oribatidae. Expeditionum rossicarum in insulas Novo-Sibiricas annis 1885-1886 et 1900-1903 susceptarum. Zap. imp. Akad. naouk St. Petersb. (8) 18(7): 1-97.
Kulczynski, W. 1887. Przyczynek do tyrolskiej fauny pajeczakow. Rozprav. spraw. wydz. mat. przyrod. Akad. umiej. Krakowie 16: 245-356 (+ Anhang, pp. 1-12).
Lessert, R. de. 1910. Catalogue des invertebres de la Suisse. Fasc. 3, Araignées. Musée d'histoire naturelle de Genève, pp. 1-635.
Logunov, D. V. 1996. A critical review of the spider genera Apollophanes O. P.-Cambridge, 1898 and Thanatus C. L. Koch, 1837 in North Asia (Araneae, Philodromidae). Rev. arachnol. 11: 133-202.
Miller, F. 1971. Pavouci-Araneida. Klíc zvíreny CSSR 4: 51-306.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Schenkel, E. 1963. Ostasiatische Spinnen aus dem Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Paris. Mém. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris (A, Zool.) 25: 1-481.
Schick, R. X. 1965. The crab spiders of California (Araneae, Thomisidae). Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 129: 1-180. 
Simon, E. 1932. Les arachnides de France. Tome VI. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae; 4e partie. Paris, 6: 773-978.
Song, D. X. & M. S. Zhu. 1997. Fauna Sinica: Arachnida: Araneae: Thomisidae, Philodromidae. Science Press, Beijing, viii + 259 pp.
Song, D. X., M. S. Zhu & J. Chen. 1999. The Spiders of China. Hebei Sci. Technol. Publ. House, Shijiazhuang, 640 pp.
Szita, É. & F. Samu. 2000. Taxonomical review of Thanatus species (Philodromidae, Araneae) of Hungary. Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 46: 155-179.
Wu, L. T. & D. X. Song. 1987. Notes on Inner Mongolian spiders of the family Philodromidae. J. Inner Mongolia Teacher's Univ. 1987(1): 28-37.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
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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