Nearctic States & Provinces: SC
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/6957
Anelosimus studiosus (Hentz, 1850)
FAMILY: THERIDIIDAE Sundevall, 1833
Genus: Anelosimus Simon, 1891
Species: Anelosimus studiosus (Hentz, 1850)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
cobweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA to Argentina
Nearctic States & Provinces:
SC
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:‡
space 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:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Hollenbeck, Jeff
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†
| Anelosimus studiosus Hentz 1850 |
| Theridion studiosum Hentz 1850 |
| Theridion fasciatum Holmberg 1876 |
| Theridion sordidum Holmberg 1876 |
| Theridion studiosum Emerton 1882 |
| Theridion magnificum Keyserling 1884 |
| Theridion studiosum Keyserling 1884 |
| Anelosimus studiosus F. O. P.-Cambridge 1902 |
| Enoplognatha dubia Chamberlin 1916 |
| Anelosimus textrix Chamberlin & Ivie 1944 |
| Anelosimus fraternus Bryant 1948 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Kaston 1948 |
| Anelosimus textrix Archer 1950 |
| Anelosimus magnificus Levi 1956 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Levi 1956 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Levi 1963 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Stejskal 1976 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Breene et al. 1993 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Griswold et al. 1998 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Agnarsson 2004 |
| Anelosimus studiosus Agnarsson 2006 |
Taxonomic References†
Agnarsson, I. 2006. A revision of the New World eximius lineage of Anelosimus (Araneae, Theridiidae) and a phylogenetic analysis using worldwide exemplars. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 146: 453-593.
Agnarsson, I. 2004. Morphological phylogeny of cobweb spiders and their relatives (Araneae, Araneoidea, Theridiidae). Zool. J. Linnean Soc. 141: 447-626.
Archer, A. F. 1950. A study of theridiid and mimetid spiders with descriptions of new genera and species. Mus. Pap. Ala Mus. nat. Hist. 30: 1-40.
Breene, R. G., D. A. Dean, M. Nyffeler & G. B. Edwards. 1993. Biology, Predation Ecology, and Significance of Spiders in Texas Cotton Ecosystems with a Key to Species. Texas Agriculture Experiment Station, College Station, 115 pp.
Bryant, E. B. 1948. The spiders of Hispaniola. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 100: 331-459.
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1902. Arachnida - Araneida and Opiliones. In Biologia Centrali-Americana, Zoology. London, 2: 313-424.
Chamberlin, R. V. 1916. Results of the Yale Peruvian Expedition of 1911. The Arachnida. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 60: 177-299.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1944. Spiders of the Georgia region of North America. Bull. Univ. Utah 35(9): 1-267.
Emerton, J. H. 1882. New England spiders of the family Theridiidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 1-86.
Griswold, C. E., J. A. Coddington, G. Hormiga & N. Scharff. 1998. Phylogeny of the orb-web building spiders (Araneae, Orbiculariae: Deinopoidea, Araneoidea). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 123: 1-99.
Hentz, N. M. 1850. Descriptions and figures of the araneides of the United States. Boston J. nat. Hist. 6: 18-35, 271-295.
Holmberg, E., L. 1876. Arácnidos argentinos. Ann. agr. Rep. Argentina 4: 1-30.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Keyserling, E. 1884. Die Spinnen Amerikas II. Theridiidae. Nürnberg, 1: 1-222.
Levi, H. W. 1963. American spiders of the genus Theridion (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 129: 481-589.
Levi, H. W. 1956. The spider genera Neottiura and Anelosimus in America (Araneae: Theridiidae). Trans. Am. microsc. Soc. 75: 407-422.
Stejskal, M. 1976. Arañas sociales destructoras de las plantas de café, cítricos y mangos en Venezuela. Turrialba 26: 343-350.
†Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/THERIDIIDAE.html
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Anelosimus Simon, 1891‡‡
A. analyticus (Chamberlin, 1924) ...............USA, Mexico
A. arizona Agnarsson, 2006 ...............USA, Mexico
A. vittatus (C. L. Koch, 1836) ...............Palearctic
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution