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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Running Crab Spiders (Philodromidae) » Titanebo

Genus Titanebo

Classification · Numbers · Identification · Range · Internet References

Philodromidae, Ebo I think.... - Titanebo

Small, long-legged light brown crab spider with diamond-shaped dark patch - Titanebo

Titanebo californicus female? - Titanebo californicus - female

T. californicus male - Titanebo californicus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Philodromidae (Running Crab Spiders)

Genus Titanebo

Numbers

14 species in BugGuide's range

Identification

The species of Titanebo are larger and can be further distinguished by the higher clypeus, denser leg scopulation, non-reduced leg spiniformation, and non-reduced VTA of the male palpus. (Schick 1965)

albocaudatus - female 4 mm, male 3.75 mm, allatal stripe discinct, anterior half of dorsum with dark gray markings and erect spiniforms, but posterior half a sharply delimited white area lacking spiniforms.

andreaannae - female & male 5 mm, allatal stripe present, cardiac mark with prominent lateral extensions (like mexicanus), lateral stripe short only on anterior half of abdomen, paramedial stripe an elongated area of gold scales similar to albocaudatus but gold-colored.

californicus - female & male 4 mm, abdomen dark gray, cardiac mark more slender than mexicanus and without prominent lateral extensions.

cantralli

creosotis - female & male 4 mm, body & legs covered by gold scales, dark brown scales in some specimens, no allatal stripe, cardiac mark not distinct in some

dispar - female & male 5.5 mm, similar to macyi

dondalei

macyi - female 5.2 mm, male 4.75 mm, allatal stripe, abdomen more elongate than most other species, white with dark gray dorsal markings

magnificus

mexicanus - female 4 mm, male 3.25 mm, allatal stripe distinct, cardiac mark distinct,

oblongus

parabolis - female & male 4 mm, marking similar to Californicus but with bronze-colored area.

redneri - female 5 mm, no gold scales, cardiac mark,

texanus

Range

State ranges from Schick 1965

albocaudatus - CA, AZ

andreaannae - CA, AZ

californicus - CA

cantralli - USA

creosotis - CA

dispar - CA

dondalei - USA

macyi - CA, OR

magnificus - USA

mexicanus - Mexico proper and Baja California into Kansas and the southwestern United States.

oblongus - USA

parabolis - CA, OR, AZ

redneri - TX

texanus - USA

Internet References

~ https://docs.google.com/v - Image of Titanebo parabolis carapace

Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 5 May, 2012 - 12:03pm

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