Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC QC YT AK CA CO MT NH OK PA UT WA WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/30106
Tibellus oblongus (Walckenaer, 1802)
FAMILY: PHILODROMIDAE Thorell, 1870
Genus: Tibellus Simon, 1875
Species: Tibellus oblongus (Walckenaer, 1802)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
running crab spiders
Genus Common Name:
slender crab spiders
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB BC QC YT AK CA CO MT NH OK PA UT WA WY
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:
tall grass
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Wigney, Bev
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 7 mm
A = 2.62 mm
C = 2.19 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 8 mm
A = 2.98 mm
C = 2.36 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†
| Aranea oblonga Walckenaer 1802 |
| Tibellus oblongus Walckenaer 1802 |
| Thomisus oblongus Walckenaer 1805 |
| Formicinus oblongus Jarocki 1825 |
| Thomisus oblongus Hahn 1831 |
| Thomisus oblongus Hahn 1836 |
| Philodromus oblongus Walckenaer 1837 |
| Philodromus gracilentus Lucas 1846 |
| Philodromus oblongus Blackwall 1861 |
| Thanata gracilenta Simon 1864 |
| Thanatus trilineatus Prach 1866 |
| Thanatus oblongus Ohlert 1867 |
| Thanatus oblongus Thorell 1872 |
| Tibellus propinquus Simon 1875 |
| Metastenus oblongus Bertkau 1878 |
| Tibellus oblongus Keyserling 1880 |
| Thanatus oblongus Hansen 1882 |
| Tibellus propinquus Becker 1882 |
| Tibellus duttoni Emerton 1892 |
| Tibellus duttoni Emerton 1902 |
| Tibellus oblongus Bösenberg 1902 |
| Tibellus oblongus Jackson 1911 |
| Tibellus oblongus Charitonov 1926 |
| Tibellus parallelus Simon 1932 |
| Thanatus oblongus Gertsch 1933 |
| Tibellus oblongus Peelle & Saito 1933 |
| Tibellus oblongus Saito 1934 |
| Tibellus oblongus Chickering 1940 |
| Tibellus oblongus Tullgren 1944 |
| Tibellus oblongus Kaston 1948 |
| Tibellus oblongus Locket & Millidge 1951 |
| Tibellus punctatus Hull 1955 |
| Tibellus oblongus Locket & Millidge 1957 |
| Tibellus oblongus Saito 1959 |
| Tibellus oblongus Yaginuma 1960 |
| Tibellus oblongus Schick 1965 |
| Tibellus oblongus Mikulska 1967 |
| Tibellus oblongus Azheganova 1968 |
| Tibellus oblongus Vilbaste 1969 |
| Tibellus oblongus Miller 1971 |
| Tibellus oblongus Tyschchenko 1971 |
| Tibellus oblongus Yaginuma 1971 |
| Tibellus oblongus Braendegaard 1972 |
| Tibellus oblongus Izmailova 1972 |
| Tibellus oblongus Levy 1977 |
| Tibellus oblongus Dondale & Redner 1978 |
| Tibellus lineatus Utochkin 1981 |
| Tibellus longicephalus Utochkin 1981 |
| Tibellus oblongus Utochkin 1981 |
| Tibellus lineatus Utochkin 1984 |
| Tibellus oblongus Hu 1984 |
| Tibellus oblongus Roberts 1985 |
| Tibellus oblongus Yaginuma 1986 |
| Tibellus oblongus Zhang 1987 |
| Tibellus parallelus Song 1987 |
| Tibellus oblongus Chikuni 1989 |
| Tibellus parallelus Hu & Wu 1989 |
| Tibellus oblongus Chen & Gao 1990 |
| Tibellus oblongus Heimer & Nentwig 1991 |
| Tibellus oblongus Zhao 1993 |
| Tibellus oblongus Roberts 1995 |
| Tibellus oblongus Mcheidze 1997 |
| Tibellus oblongus Roberts 1998 |
| Tibellus oblongus Efimik 1999 |
| Tibellus oblongus Song, Zhu & Chen 1999 |
| Tibellus oblongus Hu 2001 |
| Tibellus oblongus Kim & Jung 2001 |
| Tibellus oblongus Song, Zhu & Chen 2001 |
| Tibellus oblongus Namkung 2002 |
| Tibellus oblongus Namkung 2003 |
| Tibellus oblongus Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
| Tibellus oblongus Almquist 2006 |
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†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 Tibellus Simon, 1875‡‡
T. asiaticus Kulczynski, 1908 ...............Russia, North America
T. californicus Schick, 1965 ...............USA
T. chamberlini Gertsch, 1933 ...............USA, Canada
T. duttoni (Hentz, 1847) ...............USA, Mexico
T. maritimus (Menge, 1875) ...............Holarctic
T. parallelus (C. L. Koch, 1837) ...............Palearctic
T. rothi Schick, 1965 ...............USA
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: PHILODROMIDAE, Tibellus oblongus (Walckenaer, 1802).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/30106 (Accessed: 7/8/2008 11:48:39 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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