Nearctic States & Provinces: AB
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/8000
Rugathodes aurantius (Emerton, 1915)
FAMILY: THERIDIIDAE Sundevall, 1833
Genus: Rugathodes Archer, 1950
Species: Rugathodes aurantius (Emerton, 1915)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
cobweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB
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:
leaf litter, coniferous and deicduous trees, bogs, shrubs
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)
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†
| Rugathodes aurantius Emerton 1915 |
| Theridion aurantium Emerton 1915 |
| Theridion lowriei Barrows 1945 |
| Theridion (R.) aurantium Archer 1950 |
| Theridion aurantium Levi 1951 |
| Theridion aurantium Levi & Field 1954 |
| Theridion aurantium Levi 1957 |
| Theridion lowriei Levi 1957 |
| Theridion aurantium Levi 1980 |
| Rugathodes aurantius Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
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.
Barrows, W. M. 1945. New spiders from the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Ann. ent. Soc. Am. 38: 70-76.
Emerton, J. H. 1915. New spiders from New England, XI. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 20: 133-144.
Levi, H. W. 1980. Two new spiders of the genera Theridion and Achaearanea from North America. Trans. Am. microsc. Soc. 99: 334-337.
Levi, H. W. 1957. The spider genera Enoplognatha, Theridion, and Paidisca in America north of Mexico (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 112: 1-124.
Levi, H. W. 1951. New and rare spiders from Wisconsin and adjacent states. Am. Mus. Novit. 1501: 1-41.
Levi, H. W. & H. M. Field. 1954. The spiders of Wisconsin. Am. Midl. Nat. 51: 440-467.
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/THERIDIIDAE.html
Natural History References
Aitchison-Benell, C. W. & C. D. Dondale. 1990. A checklist of Manitoba spiders (Araneae) with notes on geographic relationships. Naturaliste can. 117: 215-237.
Levi, H. W. 1957. The spider genera Enoplognatha, Theridion, and Paidisca in America north of Mexico (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 112: 1-124.
Levi, H. W. 1957. The spider genera Crustulina and Steatoda in North America, Central America, and the West Indies (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 117: 367-424.
Levi, H. W. 1957. The spider genera Chrysso and Tidarren in America. Jl N. Y. ent. Soc. 63: 59-81.
Levi, H. W. 1957. The North American spider genera Paratheridula, Tekellina, Pholcomma and Archerius (Araneae: Theridiidae). Trans. Am. microsc. Soc. 76: 105-115.
Levi, H. W. 1957. Spiders of the new genus Arctachaea (Araneae, Theridiidae). Psyche, Camb. 64: 102-106.
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Rugathodes Archer, 1950‡‡
R. sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882) ...............USA, Canada, Alaska, Russia
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: THERIDIIDAE, Rugathodes aurantius (Emerton, 1915).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/8000 (Accessed: 7/20/2008 4:02:11 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2005-06-15T22:54:52Z