Xysticus luctuosus (Blackwall, 1836)
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FAMILY: THOMISIDAE Sundevall, 1833 Genus: Xysticus C. L. Koch, 1835 Species: Xysticus luctuosus (Blackwall, 1836)  |
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General Comments: Mostly a forest species hunting among the litter above and on the forest floor (Hancock, pers. obs.).
Common Names
Family Common Name:
crab spiders
Genus Common Name:
ground crab spiders
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database) 
AB BC AK CO MT 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: Litter in wooded areas (Dondale & Redner, 1978). Both the ground and field layer, also known from wasp nests (Hancock, pers. obs.).
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 dark brown, reticulated with orange, with white V and brown triangular spot anterior to dorsal groove. Legs mottled light brown and dark brown. Dorsum of abdomen with paired brown to purple areas separated by off-white median band. Tegular ridge at 270 degrees on the palp (Dondale & Redner, 1978).
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Details About Females
Description: Carapace light brown, reticulated with orange, with white V and brown triangular spot anterior to dorsal groove. Legs mottled pale brown and mid- brown. Dorsum of abdomen with paired brown to purple areas separated by off-white median band. Elliptical atrium and angled spermathecae to the epigynum (Dondale & Redner, 1978.)
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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‡
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Blackwall, J. 1861. A history of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. London, 1: 1-174.
Blackwall, J. 1836. Characters of some undescribed species of Araneidae. Lond. Edinb. Phil. Mag. J. Sci. (3) 8: 481-491.
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Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1942. A hundred new species of American spiders. Bull. Univ. Utah 32(13): 1-117.
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.
Emerton, J. H. 1894. Canadian spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 9: 400-429.
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Gertsch, W. J. 1953. The spider genera Xysticus, Coriarachne and Oxyptila (Thomisidae, Misumeninae) in North America. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 102: 415-482.
Gertsch, W. J. 1939. A revision of the typical crab spiders (Misumeninae) of America north of Mexico. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 76: 277-442. 
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Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Helsdingen, P. J. van. 1986. Discrimination between Xysticus luctuosus (Blackwall) and X. acerbus Thorell (Araneae, Thomisidae). Mém. Soc. r. ent. Belg. 33: 85-92.
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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.
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Utochkin, A. S. 1968. Pauki roda Xysticus faunii SSSR (Opredelitel'). Ed. Univ. Perm, pp. 1-73.
Vilbaste, A. 1969. Eesti Žmblikud I. Krabiämbliklased (Xysticidae), Jooksikämbliklased (Philodromidae) ja Hüpikämbliklased (Salticidae). Zooloogia ja Botaanika Instituut, Tallinn, pp. 1-224.
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‡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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Page Reference
Hancock, John. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: THOMISIDAE, Xysticus luctuosus (Blackwall, 1836). In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/31976 (Accessed: 5/12/2008 8:58:05 AM).
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