Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

genus: Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)

2 Observations

photo of Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)

genus: Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)

Observer
jonpoppele
Date
6/12/2021
Quality grade
needs_id
License
CC-BY-NC
Description
I really struggle with spider ID. Working with Spiders of the North Woods (2ed), my best guess is a crab spider in either the genus Xysticus (ground crab spiders) or Bassaniana (bark crab spiders). Feedback welcome.
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Taxonomy

Species Interactions

The species with links are species that have observations.

Eats

  • (Aedes)
  • False Chinch Bugs (Nysius)
  • Slender Springtails (Entomobryidae)
  • Thin-legged Wolf Spiders (Pardosa)
  • (Boloria)
  • Insects (Insecta)
  • (Hilaira vexatrix)
  • (Spilogona)
  • (Euxoa adumbrata drewseni)
  • (Smittia edwardsi)
  • (Cladotanytarsus mancus)
  • (Pyla fusca)
  • (Olethreutes mengelana)
  • (Zaphne)
  • (Sympistis nigrita)
  • (Rhamphomyia)
  • (Syngrapha)
  • (Halocladius variabilis)
  • (Smittina)
  • (Orthocladius frigidus)
  • (Dolichopus ungulatus)
  • (Limnophyes minimus)
  • (Paradelia arctica)
  • (Paraphaenocladius impensus)
  • (Parasyrphus tarsatus)
  • (Drymeia)
  • (Phaonia)
  • (Lamproscatella sibilans)
  • (Anarta richardsoni)
  • (Microtendipes)
  • Broad-nosed Weevils (Entiminae)

Preys on

  • Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
  • Ligated Furrow Bee (Halictus ligatus)
  • Ants (Formicidae)
  • Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)
  • House Flies And Allies (Muscidae)
  • Shore Flies (Ephydridae)
  • Planthoppers (Fulgoroidea)
  • Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)
  • Harvestmen (Opiliones)
  • Moth Flies And Sand Flies (Psychodidae)
  • True Bugs (Heteroptera)
  • Non-biting Midges (Chironomidae)
  • Vinegar And Fruit Flies (Drosophilidae)
  • Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera)
  • Frit Flies (Chloropidae)
  • Spiders (Araneae)
  • Jumping Spiders (Salticidae)
  • Green Lacewings (Chrysopidae)
  • Stink Bugs (Pentatomidae)
  • Typical Leafhoppers (Cicadellidae)
  • Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
  • Cockroaches And Termites (Blattodea)
  • Limoniid Crane Flies (Limoniidae)
  • Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae)
  • (Culex)
  • Humpbacked Flies (Phoridae)
  • (Aphantopus hyperantus)
  • (Heliotaurus ruficollis)
  • (Pseudovadonia livida)
  • (Anotylus)
  • (Carpelimus manchuricus subtilicornis)
  • (Ootetrastichus)
  • (Dolichopus nitidus)
  • (Proctotrupoidea)
  • (Limnobaris dolorosa)
  • (Evarcha)
  • European Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
  • (Teuchophorus calcaratus)
  • (Diplocampa assimile)
  • (Dolichopus nubilius)
  • Biting Midges (Ceratopogonidae)
  • (Sciasminettia frontalis)
  • Hybotid Dance Flies (Hybotidae)
  • (Delphacidae)
  • (Zora spinimana)
  • (Aleocharinae)
  • (Pipinculus sp)
  • (Dryops auriculatus)
  • (Myrmarachne formicaria)
  • (Sitticus)
  • (Herina frondescentiae)
  • (Pachybrachius)
  • (Mycetophilidae)
  • (Trichoniscidae)
  • Leafcurling Sac Spiders (Clubiona)
  • (Argyra vestita)
  • (Stenus)
  • (Rugilus rufipes)
  • (Campsicnemus scambus)
  • (Aphidoidea)
  • (Chartoscirta cincta)
  • (Zora)
  • (Chaetocnema confusa)
  • (Sciaridae)
  • (Cicadina)
  • (Propylaea quatuordecimpunctata)
  • (Chrysotus cilipes)
  • (Chaetarthria seminulum)
  • Fierce Ants (Tetramorium)
  • (Anacaena limbata)
  • (Meligethes)
  • (Zelotes)
  • (Herina parva)
  • (Hercostomus assimilis)
  • (Comantenna)
  • (Brachygluta)
  • (Tetramesa)
  • Dance Flies (Empididae)
  • (Hebrus ruficeps)
  • (Marpissa radiata)
  • (Lesteva sicula)
  • (Hebrus pusillus)
  • (Pherbellia schoenherri)
  • Carr Slater (Ligidium hypnorum)
  • (Platystethus nodifrons)
  • (Hypocyphtus discoideus)
  • (Pelochares versicolor)
  • (Aphthona lutescens)
  • (Tetrastichus)
  • (Eupterygini)
  • (Lithobius)
  • (Erichsonius cinerascens)
  • (Bembidion assimile)
  • (Dolichopus nubilius Meigen, 1924)
  • (Cypha)
  • (Carpelimus manchuricus)
  • (Dryops)

Pollinates

  • (Saxifraga oppositifolia)
  • (Dryas integrifolia)
  • (Salix arctica)
  • (Erysimum pallasii)

Eaten by

  • White-eyed Vireo (Vireo griseus)

Preyed upon by

  • Cobweb Spiders (Theridiidae)
  • Rove Beetles (Staphylinidae)
  • Ground Crab Spiders (Xysticus)
  • Spiders (Araneae)
  • Tangleweb Spiders (Theridion)
  • Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
  • Yellow-legged Mud-dauber Wasp (Sceliphron caementarium)
  • (Arachnospila (Ammosphex) trivialis)
  • (Paederus riparius)
  • (Pirata latitans)
  • (Stenus)
  • (Robertus insignis)
  • Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus)
  • (Tetartopeus terminatum)
  • Leafcurling Sac Spiders (Clubiona)
  • (Pirata)
  • (Lithobius)
  • (Lathrobium fovalum)
  • (Pachygnatha)
  • (Thanatus)
  • (Pirata tenuitarsis)
  • (Staphylininae)
  • (Rugilus rufipes)
  • (Lesteva sicula)
  • (Evarcha)
  • (Robertus)
  • (Zelotes)
  • Fierce Ants (Tetramorium)
  • (Zora spinimana)
  • (Gabrius fermoralis)
  • (Gabrius fermoralis (Hochh.))
  • (Lathrobium fovalum (Steph.))
  • (http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A787DE616B9B73CDAE3A02FC26FAB8)

Species interaction data comes from GloBI.

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