The spiders of Québec: update, additions and corrections
Author
Paquin, Pierre
Author
Dupérré, Nadine
text
Zootaxa
2006
1133
1
37
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.273386
ab61bab7-9fbc-458a-955c-b16711726f4c
11755326
273386
Centromerus cornupalpis
O
. PickardCambridge 1875
(
Figs 17–20
)
Material examined.—
Canada
:
Québec
: Roussillon, Châteauguay [
45°23’N
,
73°45’W
]
21.x.2000
, sifting lichens, 3ɗ 1Ψ, C. Chantal (
CPAD
).
Diagnosis.—
Males are recognised by the shape of the paracymbium (P) (
Fig. 17
) and radix (RA) (
Fig. 18
), and the presence of a long proximodorsal horn (arrow) on the cymbium (
Fig. 17
). Females are distinguished by a narrow, smooth constricted scape (SC) that originates anteriorly to the posterolateral corners of the epigynum (
Fig. 19
).
Distribution.—
Widespread in eastern North
America
, from Nova
Scotia
and Newfoundland to Tennessee and South Carolina. The species is also reported from Utah and Wyoming (
Helsdingen 1973
,
Buckle
et al.
2001
).
Remark.—
Helsdingen (1973)
reported that males of the species are mature in winter time. Such climatic conditions are most probably similar to those observed in Québec in late October when the present collection was done.