Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
First described in 1837 by
Carl Ludwig KochExplanation of Names
From Greek thanatos (θανατος)- "death"
Numbers
7 species in bugguide's range.
Range
T. altimontis - Northern Pacific Coast & Rocky Mountain states southward into desert areas of CA & AZ. - Schick, 1965.
T. arcticus
T. coloradensis - Maine and adjacent Canada west through the Northern States to the Rockies and the Pacific Coast States and to Alaska.
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T. formicinus - New England southwest to Alabama and west to the Pacific. All of Canada and Alaska.
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T. rubicellus
T. striatus - New England and ajacent Canada west across the Northern States to the Pacific Coast States and to Alaska.
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T. vulgaris - Ohio south to Georgia and west to Idaho, and also California.
(1) Internet References
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www.jogenlissner.dk - Images of Thanatus arcticus & Thanatus striatus.
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crawford.tardigrade.net - Image of T. coloradensis by Rod Crawford.
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Übersicht des Arachnidensystems, v.1, p.28 - Koch's original description of the species (in German)
