Nearctic States & Provinces: QC CO CT MT SC TX
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/29971
Philodromus vulgaris (Hentz, 1847)
FAMILY: PHILODROMIDAE Thorell, 1870
Genus: Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826
Species: Philodromus vulgaris (Hentz, 1847)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
running crab spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
QC CO CT MT SC TX
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:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Dept. Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
Synonyms and Chresonyms†
| Philodromus vulgaris Hentz 1847 |
| Thomisus vulgaris Hentz 1847 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Keyserling 1880 |
| Philodromus gracilis Banks 1892 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Banks 1892 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Emerton 1892 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Emerton 1902 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Dondale 1961 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Dondale & Redner 1976 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Dondale & Redner 1978 |
| Philodromus vulgaris Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Banks, N. 1892. The spider fauna of the Upper Cayuga Lake Basin. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 1892: 11-81.
Chickering, A. M. 1940. The Thomisidae (crab spiders) of Michigan. Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. Arts Lett. 25: 189-237.
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.
Emerton, J. H. 1902. The common spiders of the United States. Boston, pp. 1-225.
Emerton, J. H. 1892. New England spiders of the family Thomisidae. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 8: 359-381.
Hentz, N. M. 1847. Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston J. nat. Hist. 5: 443-478.
Keyserling, E. 1880. Die Spinnen Amerikas, I. Laterigradae. Nürnberg, 1: 1-283.
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. pernix Blackwall, 1846 ...............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
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution