Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Explanation of Names
Greek, 'having a broad face'
(1)Range
Distribution from Levi, 1963 unless otherwise noted.
(3)
-E. argentea - Most common in the northeast US & very southeast Canada. One data point in Northern Colorado and one data point in Northwestern Oregon.
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E. californica - Southern CA into southern tip of NV and northern Baja California
(4)
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E. coki - Southern ID into western WY and northern UT
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-E. formosa - Southern CA north to BC and east to Wyoming (range excludes most of Nevada)
-E. funebris - Northeastern US & southeastern Canada south to FL & west to LA. One data point in northwestern ND.
-E. gertschi - Northeastern US, southeastern Canada
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E. lineatipes - Panama north to Rio Grande and southern Texas
(4)
-E. mulaiki - southern AZ & TX
-E. quinquemaculata - Eastern US, CT to GA, & northeastern TX
-E. saukea - Northeastern US, MN to NJ
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E. scriptipes - "Limits uncertain. From Chihuahua to Alberta, Utah and Arizona to Nebraska."
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-E. spinigera - southwestern US including TX
-E. tavara - FL
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E. texana - AZ, NM, TX, northern Mexico
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-E. varis - FL
-E. weesei - AR
Food
Some species seem to specialize in preying on ants. Also take other small insects and spiders.
Remarks
A terrestrial theridiid that does not build a web, but captures prey in the same manner as web building theridiids by initially throwing viscid silk to pin their prey, and then continue wrapping.
See Also
- emertoni - Eastern US, coastal states (now in
Emertonella)
- taczanowskii - Southern FL, southern TX, CO, UT, AZ, NM (now in
Emertonella)
Internet References
Levi 1954
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digitallibrary.amnh.org - PDF with written description of
Euryopis dentatus & deridens.
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crawford.tardigrade.net -
Euryopis formosa male from WA.
