Nearctic States & Provinces: AB
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/30830
Ozyptila beaufortensis Strand, 1916
FAMILY: THOMISIDAE Sundevall, 1833
Genus: Ozyptila Simon, 1864
Species: Ozyptila beaufortensis Strand, 1916
Author of this page: Hancock, John (Page complete and awaiting review)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
crab spiders
Genus Common Name:
leaflitter crab spiders
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB
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:
Ground dwelling, particularly among leaf litter. Also in wetland meadows close to waters edge among reeds.
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Hancock, John
Details About Males
Description:
Carapace dark red-brown, with yellow eye area, and yellow V-shaped mark at dorsal groove, many clavate setae; with pair of lateral longitudinally pale bands. Legs red-brown, trochanters and femora speckled with black. Dorsum of abdomen red-brown with many indistinct black spots or bands (Dondale & Redner, 1978).
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 3 mm
A = (not recorded)
C = 1.27 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
Credit: Hancock, John
Details About Females
Description:
Carapace pale reddish-brown, with yellow eye area, and yellow V-shaped mark at dorsal groove, many clavate setae; with pair of lateral longitudinally pale bands. Legs pale reddish-brown, trochanters and femora speckled with black. Dorsum of abdomen red-brown with many pale grey spots or bands (Dondale & Redner, 1978).
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 3.75 mm
A = (not recorded)
C = 1.48 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†
| Ozyptila beaufortensis Strand 1916 |
| Ozyptila beaufortensis Gertsch 1953 |
| Ozyptila bison Gertsch 1953 |
| Ozyptila beaufortensis Dondale & Redner 1975 |
| Ozyptila beaufortensis Dondale & Redner 1978 |
Taxonomic References†
Bryant, E. B. 1930. A revision of the American species of the genus Ozyptila. Psyche 37: 373-391.
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. 1975. The genus Ozyptila in North America (Araneida, Thomisidae). J. Arachnol. 2: 129-181.
Gertsch, W. J. 1953. The spider genera Xysticus, Coriarachne and Oxyptila (Thomisidae, Misumeninae) in North America. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 102: 415-482.
Strand, E. 1916. Systematische-faunistiche Studien über paläarktische, afrikanische und amerikanische Spinnen des Senckenbergischen Museums. Arch. Naturg. 81(A9): 1-153.
†Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/THOMISIDAE.html
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Ozyptila Simon, 1864‡‡
O. americana Banks, 1895 ...............USA, Canada
O. arctica Kulczynski, 1908 ...............Holarctic
O. atomaria (Panzer, 1801) ...............Palearctic
O. brevipes (Hahn, 1826) ...............Palearctic
O. claveata (Walckenaer, 1837) ...............Palearctic
O. conspurcata Thorell, 1877 ...............USA, Canada
O. creola Gertsch, 1953 ...............USA
O. curvata Dondale & Redner, 1975 ...............USA, Canada
O. distans Dondale & Redner, 1975 ...............USA, Canada
O. formosa Bryant, 1930 ...............USA
O. georgiana Keyserling, 1880 ...............USA, Canada
O. gertschi Kurata, 1944 ...............Holarctic
O. hardyi Gertsch, 1953 ...............USA
O. inglesi Schick, 1965 ...............USA
O. monroensis Keyserling, 1884 ...............USA, Canada
O. pacifica Banks, 1895 ...............USA, Canada
O. praticola (C. L. Koch, 1837) ...............Holarctic
O. pullata (Thorell, 1875) ...............Palearctic
O. rauda Simon, 1875 ...............Palearctic
O. scabricula (Westring, 1851) ...............Palearctic
O. simplex (O. P.-Cambridge, 1862) ...............Palearctic
O. sincera Kulczynski, 1926 ...............Holarctic
O. sincera canadensis Dondale & Redner, 1975 ...............USA, Canada, Alaska
O. sincera oraria Dondale & Redner, 1975 ...............USA
O. trux (Blackwall, 1846) ...............Palearctic (Canada, introduced)
O. yosemitica Schick, 1965 ...............USA
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Hancock, John. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: THOMISIDAE, Ozyptila beaufortensis Strand, 1916.
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/30830 (Accessed: 7/20/2008 4:02:55 PM).
Author Email Address: spidermanjohn@shaw.ca
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