Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC AK CO NH WA
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/8005
Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882)
FAMILY: THERIDIIDAE Sundevall, 1833
Genus: Rugathodes Archer, 1950
Species: Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882)
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: USA, Canada, Alaska, Russia
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB BC AK CO NH WA
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:
On coniferous trees (Levi, 1957), mixed woods (Aitchison-Benell & Dondale, 1990) in low shrubs (Shorthouse, pers. obs.).
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Slowik, Joey
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of External Male Genitalia:
Credit: Slowik, Joey
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of Epigynum:
Credit: Slowik, Joey
Synonyms and Chresonyms†
| Rugathodes sexpunctatus Emerton 1882 |
| Theridion sexpunctatum Emerton 1882 |
| Theridion marxii Keyserling 1884 |
| Theridion marxi Keyserling 1886 |
| Theridion sexpunctatum Emerton 1915 |
| Theridion (Rugathodes) sexpunctatum Archer 1950 |
| Theridion sexpunctatum Levi & Field 1954 |
| Theridion sexpunctatum Levi 1957 |
| Theridion sexpunctatum Kaston 1977 |
| Rugathodes sexpunctatus Wunderlich 1987 |
| Rugathodes sexpunctatus 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.
Emerton, J. H. 1915. New spiders from New England, XI. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 20: 133-144.
Emerton, J. H. 1882. New England spiders of the family Theridiidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 1-86.
Kaston, B. J. 1976. Supplement to the spiders of Connecticut. J. Arachnol. 4: 1-72.
Keyserling, E. 1886. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae. Nürnberg, 2: 1-295.
Keyserling, E. 1884. Die Spinnen Amerikas II. Theridiidae. Nürnberg, 1: 1-222.
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. & 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.
Wunderlich, J. 1987. Die Spinnen der Kanarischen Inseln und Madeiras: Adaptive Radiation, Biogeographie, Revisionen und Neubeschreibungen. Triops Verlag, Langen, West Germany.
†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.
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Rugathodes Archer, 1950‡‡
R. aurantius (Emerton, 1915) ...............Holarctic
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: THERIDIIDAE, Rugathodes sexpunctatus (Emerton, 1882).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/8005 (Accessed: 7/20/2008 9:20:13 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2006-03-07T13:52:58Z