Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC SK CO MT NH
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/22694
Callobius nomeus (Chamberlin, 1919)
FAMILY: AMAUROBIIDAE Thorell, 1870
Genus: Callobius Chamberlin, 1947
Species: Callobius nomeus (Chamberlin, 1919)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
hackledmesh weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB BC SK CO MT NH
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:
in standing, rotting conifer stumps, under loose bark of large, rotten conifer logs, under stones and logs in damp spruce-fir forests (Aitchison-Benell & Dondale, 1990; Leech, 1972).
Life & Natural History:
Males have been collected in July and August and females from May to September, with August being the peak month for both genders. Egg sac examinations have shown variable numbers of fertilized and unfertilized eggs, ranging from 41 to 87 successful fertilizations (spiderlings) and 13 to 27 unfertilized eggs (total egg count in 5 egg sacs: 59, 114, 67, 64, and 73). Parasitism by what may have been a Gelis sp. ichneumonid has also been recorded (Leech, 1972).
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
(images not yet available)
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 9 mm
A = (not recorded)
C = (not recorded)
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 11 mm
A = (not recorded)
C = (not recorded)
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
Descriptions Source:
Leech, R. E. 1972. A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 84: 1-182.
Synonyms and Chresonyms†
| Amaurobius nomeus Chamberlin 1919 |
| Callobius nomeus Chamberlin 1919 |
| Amaurobius nomeus Chamberlin & Ivie 1947 |
| Amaurobius tacoma Chamberlin & Ivie 1947 |
| Callobius nomeus Chamberlin 1947 |
| Callobius tacoma Lehtinen 1967 |
| Callobius nomeus Leech 1972 |
| Callobius nomeus Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Chamberlin, R. V. 1947. A summary of the known North American Amaurobiidae. Bull. Univ. Utah 38(8): 1-31.
Chamberlin, R. V. 1919. New western spiders. Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 12: 239-260.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1947. North American dictynid spiders. Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 40: 29-55.
Leech, R. E. 1972. A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 84: 1-182.
Lehtinen, P. T. 1967. Classification of the cribellate spiders and some allied families, with notes on the evolution of the suborder Araneomorpha. Ann. Zool. Fenn. 4: 199-468.
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/AMAUROBIIDAE.html
Natural History References
Aitchison-Benell, C. W. & C. D. Dondale. 1990. A checklist of Manitoba spiders (Araneae) with notes on geographic relationships. Naturaliste can. 117: 215-237.
Leech, R. E. 1972. A revision of the Nearctic Amaurobiidae (Arachnida: Araneida). Mem. ent. Soc. Can. 84: 1-182.
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Callobius Chamberlin, 1947‡‡
C. angelus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA
C. arizonicus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA, Mexico
C. bennetti (Blackwall, 1846) ...............USA, Canada
C. canada (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA, Canada
C. claustrarius (Hahn, 1833) ...............Palearctic
C. deces (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA
C. enus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA, Canada
C. gertschi Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. guachama Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. hyonasus Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. kamelus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA
C. klamath Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. manzanita Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. nevadensis (Simon, 1884) ...............USA
C. olympus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA
C. panther Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. paskenta Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. pauculus Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. paynei Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. pictus (Simon, 1884) ...............USA, Canada, Alaska
C. rothi Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. severus (Simon, 1884) ...............USA, Canada
C. sierra Leech, 1972 ...............USA
C. tamarus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) ...............USA
C. tehama Leech, 1972 ...............USA
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: AMAUROBIIDAE, Callobius nomeus (Chamberlin, 1919).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/22694 (Accessed: 10/13/2008 6:24:33 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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