Nearctic States & Provinces: AB YT CO MT OH OK SC
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/29904
Philodromus pernix Blackwall, 1846
FAMILY: PHILODROMIDAE Thorell, 1870
Genus: Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826
Species: Philodromus pernix Blackwall, 1846
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
running crab spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB YT CO MT OH OK SC
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
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.
Recorded Habitats:
on conifers
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
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 = 5.2 mm
A = 2.8 mm
C = 2.77 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 7.4 mm
A = 2.9 mm
C = 2.9 mm
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
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†
| Philodromus pernix Blackwall 1846 |
| Philodromus praelustris Banks 1892 |
| Philodromus signifer Banks 1892 |
| Philodromus pernix Comstock 1912 |
| Philodromus praelustris Banks 1913 |
| Philodromus wyomingensis Gertsch 1934 |
| Philodromus pernix Muma 1943 |
| Philodromus pernix Kaston 1948 |
| Philodromus pernix Dondale 1961 |
| Philodromus pernix Dondale & Redner 1976 |
| Philodromus pernix Dondale & Redner 1978 |
| Philodromus pernix Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Banks, N. 1913. Notes on the types of some American spiders in European collections. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 65: 177-188.
Banks, N. 1892. The spider fauna of the Upper Cayuga Lake Basin. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 1892: 11-81.
Blackwall, J. 1846. Notice of spiders captured by Professor Potter in Canada, with descriptions of such species as appear to be new to science. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. 17: 30-44, 76-82.
Chickering, A. M. 1940. The Thomisidae (crab spiders) of Michigan. Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. Arts Lett. 25: 189-237.
Comstock, J. H. 1912. The spider book; a manual for the study of the spiders and their near relatives, the scorpions, pseudoscorpions, whipscorpions, harvestmen and other members of the class Arachnida, found in America north of Mexico, with analytical keys for their classification and popular accounts of their habits. Garden City, New York, pp. 1-721
Dondale, C. D. 1961. Revision of the aureolus group of the genus Philodromus (Araneae: Thomisidae) in North America. Can. Ent. 93: 199-222.
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. & J. H. Redner. 1976. A review of the spider genus Philodromus in the Americas (Araneida: Philodromidae). Can. Ent. 108: 127-157.
Gertsch, W. J. 1934. Notes on American crab spiders (Thomisidae). Amer. Mus. Novit. 707: 1-25.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Muma, M. H. 1943. Common spiders of Maryland. Natural History Society of Maryland, Baltimore, 179 pp.
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/PHILODROMIDAE.html
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826‡‡
P. alascensis Keyserling, 1884 ...............Holarctic
P. anomalus Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA
P. arizonensis Dondale & Redner, 1969 ...............USA
P. aureolus (Clerck, 1757) ...............Palearctic
P. barrowsi Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA
P. bilineatus Bryant, 1933 ...............USA
P. bimuricatus Dondale & Redner, 1968 ...............USA
P. californicus Keyserling, 1884 ...............North America
P. cespitum (Walckenaer, 1802) ...............Holarctic
P. chamisis Schick, 1965 ...............USA, Mexico
P. coachellae Schick, 1965 ...............USA, Mexico
P. diablae Schick, 1965 ...............USA
P. dispar Walckenaer, 1826 ...............Europe to Central Asia (USA, Canada, introduced)
P. distans Dondale & Redner, 1968 ...............USA
P. droseroides Schick, 1965 ...............USA
P. emarginatus (Schrank, 1803) ...............Palearctic
P. exilis Banks, 1892 ...............USA, Canada
P. fallax Sundevall, 1833 ...............Palearctic
P. floridensis Banks, 1904 ...............USA
P. fuscomarginatus (De Geer, 1778) ...............Palearctic
P. gertschi Schick, 1965 ...............USA
P. harrietae Dondale & Redner, 1969 ...............USA
P. histrio (Latreille, 1819) ...............Holarctic
P. imbecillus Keyserling, 1880 ...............USA, Canada
P. infuscatus Keyserling, 1880 ...............USA, Canada
P. infuscatus utus Chamberlin, 1921 ...............USA
P. insperatus Schick, 1965 ...............USA, Canada
P. josemitensis Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA, Canada
P. keyserlingi Marx, 1890 ...............USA, Canada
P. laticeps Keyserling, 1880 ...............USA
P. lutulentus Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA
P. margaritatus (Clerck, 1757) ...............Palearctic
P. marginellus Banks, 1901 ...............USA, Mexico
P. marxi Keyserling, 1884 ...............USA
P. mediocris Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA
P. mineri Gertsch, 1933 ...............USA
P. minutus Banks, 1892 ...............USA, Canada
P. mississippianus Dondale & Redner, 1969 ...............USA
P. montanus Bryant, 1933 ...............USA
P. mysticus Dondale & Redner, 1975 ...............Russia, USA, Canada
P. oneida Levi, 1951 ...............USA, Canada
P. orarius Schick, 1965 ...............USA, Mexico
P. peninsulanus Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA, Canada
P. pinyonelis Schick, 1965 ...............USA
P. placidus Banks, 1892 ...............North America
P. poecilus (Thorell, 1872) ...............Palearctic
P. praelustris Keyserling, 1880 ...............USA, Canada
P. pratariae (Scheffer, 1904) ...............USA, Mexico
P. probolus Dondale & Redner, 1969 ...............USA
P. quercicola Schick, 1965 ...............USA
P. rodecki Gertsch & Jellison, 1939 ...............USA, Canada
P. rufus Walckenaer, 1826 ...............Holarctic
P. rufus jenningsi Cutler, 2003 ...............USA
P. rufus pacificus Banks, 1898 ...............USA, Canada
P. rufus quartus Dondale & Redner, 1968 ...............North America
P. rufus vibrans Dondale, 1964 ...............USA, Canada, Alaska
P. satullus Keyserling, 1880 ...............USA to Costa Rica
P. schicki Dondale & Redner, 1968 ...............USA
P. speciosus Gertsch, 1934 ...............USA, Canada
P. spectabilis Keyserling, 1880 ...............USA, Canada
P. tortus Dondale & Redner, 1969 ...............USA
P. undarum Barnes, 1953 ...............USA
P. validus (Gertsch, 1933) ...............USA
P. verityi Schick, 1965 ...............USA
P. vulgaris (Hentz, 1847) ...............USA, Canada
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: PHILODROMIDAE, Philodromus pernix Blackwall, 1846.
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/29904 (Accessed: 11/20/2008 10:37:04 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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