Steatoda quadrimaculata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)

Dean, David Allen, 2016, Catalogue of Texas spiders, ZooKeys 570, pp. 1-703 : 387

publication ID

https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.570.6095

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:CE0DA439-F6F6-4DCF-8225-5700A3C50098

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/58DFCF31-C651-5DDD-B39A-45F09B5ACFCF

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scientific name

Steatoda quadrimaculata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)
status

 

Steatoda quadrimaculata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1896)

Steatoda quadrimaculata Brown 1974: 238; Dean and Eger 1986: 141; Irungu 2007: 31; Jackman 1997: 169; Levi 1957b: 385, mf, desc. (figs 28-31); Levi and Randolph 1975: 41; Vogel 1970b: 24

Distribution.

Chambers, Hidalgo, Nacogdoches, Starr, Victoria

Locality.

Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park

Time of activity.

Male (April, May 25-June 8, August, October, November); female (July)

Habitat.

(crops: cabbage); (nest/prey: mud dauber nest [f]); (plants: Indian paintbrush); (soil/woodland: ground); (structures: on house, patio)

Method.

pitfall trap [m]; sweeping [m]

Type.

Guatemala, Antigua

Etymology.

Latin, four white spots forming quadrangle on abdomen

Collection.

TAMU

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Theridiidae

Genus

Steatoda