Thanatus striatus C. L. Koch, 1845
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General Comments: The known range of this species is Alaska to Nova Scotia, southward to California and Connecticut. It can also be collected in Europe (Dondale & Redner, 1978). The species is smaller than most members of the genus Thanatus and is also has a bristly body.
Common Names
Family Common Name:
running crab spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB ON CO MT NH WY
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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): glassland litter, low vegetation
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Coniferous-dominant forest, 10% standing trees; Along creek; Grass, willows - edge of creek; reclaimed mine tailings; Mixedwood forest;
Life & Natural History: (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‡
Almquist, S. 2006. Swedish Araneae, part 2--families Dictynidae to Salticidae. Insect Syst. Ecol., Suppl. 63: 285-601.
Azheganova, N. S. 1968. Kratkii opredelitel' paukov (Aranei) lesnoi i lesostepnoi zony SSSR. Akademia Nauk SSSR, pp. 1-149.
Braendegaard, J. 1972. Edderkopper: Eller Spindlere II. Danmarks Fauna 80: 1-231.
Braendegaard, J. 1920. The male of Thanatus striatus C. L. Koch (Aran. Philodrom.) found for the first time. Ent. Medd. 13: 189-191.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1878. Notes on British spiders with descriptions of new species. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (5) 1: 105-128.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1863. Description of twenty-four new species of spiders lately discoverd in Dorsetshire and Hampshire; together with a list of rare and some other hitherto unrecorded British spiders. Zoologist 21: 8561-8599.
Chyzer, C. & W. Kulczynski. 1897. Araneae hungariae. Budapest, 2: 151-366.
Denis, J. 1957. Araignées du massif calcaire des Eaux-Bonnes (Basses-Pyrénées). Bull. Soc. Hist. nat. Toulouse 92: 245-258.
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.
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.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Kekenbosch, J. 1961. Araignées interessantes ou nouvelles pour la faune de Belgique. Bull. Annls Soc. r. ent. Belg. 97: 304-306.
Koch, C. L. 1845. Die Arachniden. Nürnberg, Zwolfter Band, pp. 1-166.
Locket, G. H. & A. F. Millidge. 1953. British spiders. Ray Society, London, 2: 1-449.
Locket, G. H. & A. F. Millidge. 1951. British spiders. Ray Society, London, 1: 1-310.
Logunov, D. V. 1997. Taxonomic notes on some Central Asian philodromid spiders (Aranei Philodromidae). Arthropoda Selecta 6(1/2): 99-104.
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.
Muster, C. & K. Thaler. 2003. The Thanatus striatus species group in the eastern Alps, with description of Thanatus firmetorum sp. n. (Araneae: Philodromidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 12 376-382.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Roberts, M. J. 1998. Spinnengids. Tirion, Baarn, Netherlands, 397 pp.
Roberts, M. J. 1995. Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. HarperCollins, London, 383 pp.
Roberts, M. J. 1985. The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 1: Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae. Harley Books, Colchester, England.
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.
Simon, E. 1916. Descriptions de plusiers espèces d'arachnides récemment découvertes en France. (Troisième note). Bull. Soc. ent. France 1916: 209-211.
Simon, E. 1875. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 2: 1-350.
Szita, É. & F. Samu. 2000. Taxonomical review of Thanatus species (Philodromidae, Araneae) of Hungary. Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 46: 155-179.
Tullgren, A. 1944. Svensk Spindelfauna. 3. Araneae (Salticidae, Thomisidae, Philodromidae och Eusparassidae). Stockholm, pp. 1-108.
Urones, C. 1986. La familia Philodromidae (Araneae) en el centro-oeste de la Península Ibérica. Boln Asoc. esp. Entomologia 10: 231-244.
Vilbaste, A. 1969. Eesti Žmblikud I. Krabiämbliklased (Xysticidae), Jooksikämbliklased (Philodromidae) ja Hüpikämbliklased (Salticidae). Zooloogia ja Botaanika Instituut, Tallinn, pp. 1-224.
‡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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