Nearctic States & Provinces: AK
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/21848
Antistea brunnea (Emerton, 1909)
FAMILY: HAHNIIDAE Bertkau, 1878
Genus: Antistea Simon, 1898
Species: Antistea brunnea (Emerton, 1909)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page complete and awaiting review)
General Comments: Specimens have been collected in Nova Scotia, south to northern New Jersey and northern Illinois, west to central Minnesota and western central British Columbia
Common Names
Family Common Name:
hahniid spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AK
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:‡
sheet web builders
‡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.
Recorded Habitats:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
(images not yet available)
Details About Males
Description:
Carapace brown with darker cervical grooves, thoracic grooves, and radial furrows. Abdomen dark brown on dorsal surface with six light chevrons, each of which are divided by median grey lines. Legs, palps, and spinnerets are brown.
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 5.1 mm
A = 1.12 mm
C = 1 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
As in male.
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 5.1 mm
A = 1.12 mm
C = 1 mm
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
Descriptions Source:
Opell, B. D. & J. A. Beatty. 1976. The Nearctic Hahniidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 147: 393-433.
Synonyms and Chresonyms†
| Antistea brunnea Emerton 1909 |
| Hahnia brunnea Emerton 1909 |
| Hahnia brunnea Emerton 1915 |
| Antistea brunnea Gertsch 1934 |
| Antistea brunnea Kaston 1948 |
| Antistea brunnea Chickering 1963 |
| Antistea brunnea Opell & Beatty 1976 |
| Antistea brunnea Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Chickering, A. M. 1963. The Hahniidae (Araneae) of Michigan. Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. Arts Lett. 48: 65-72.
Emerton, J. H. 1915. New spiders from New England, XI. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 20: 133-144.
Emerton, J. H. 1909. Supplement to the New England Spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 14: 171-236.
Gertsch, W. J. 1934. Some American spiders of the family Hahniidae. Amer. Mus. Novit. 712: 1-32.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Opell, B. D. & J. A. Beatty. 1976. The Nearctic Hahniidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 147: 393-433.
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 accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/HAHNIIDAE.html
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Antistea Simon, 1898‡‡
No Other Species
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: HAHNIIDAE, Antistea brunnea (Emerton, 1909).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/21848 (Accessed: 10/13/2008 1:01:00 AM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2005-10-01T17:21:03Z