Spiders of the family Thomisidae in Hawaii
Suman TW. 1970. Spiders of the family Thomisidae in Hawaii. Pacific Insects. 12(4):773-864
The spider family Thomisidae in the Hawaiian Islands contains 30 species which constitutes approximately 20% of the Hawaiian spider fauna. All of the species are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. The 30 species of Hawaiian Thomisidae are grouped into 2 subfamilies and 5 genera. In the subfamily Misumeninae, 17 of the 21 species are placed in the genus Misumenops which has not been previously recorded for the Hawaiian Islands. The genus Synaema contains 1 species, and the endemic genus Mecaphesa contains 3 species. Five species are synonymized and 9 new species are described in this subfamily. In the subfamily Philodrominae, the endemic genus Proernus contains 5 species and the endemic genus Pagiopalus contains 4 species. One genus and 3 species are synonymized, and 1 new species is described in this subfamily. All species are described and 28 of the 30 species are' illustrated. Type specimens are missing for the 2 species not illustrated. A key to the subfamilies, genera and species, and data on the distribution and ecology of each species are presented. Information on the biology and phylogeny of the Thomisidae in the Hawaiian Islands is included.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Suman, Theodore
- Units
- HALE , HAVO , KALA
- Keywords
- arachnida, Hawaii, Mecaphesa, Misumenops, Pagiopalus, Pedinopsitha, Philodromidae, Proernus, Spiders (Araneae), Synaema, Thomisidae