Cheiracanthium inclusum
(Agrarian Sac Spider)

Featured spider picture The spider species Cheiracanthium inclusum, commonly known as Agrarian Sac Spider, belongs to the genus Cheiracanthium, in the family Cheiracanthiidae. Cheiracanthium inclusum spiders have been sighted 7 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Cheiracanthium inclusum includes 1 countries and 3 states in the United States. Cheiracanthium inclusum is most often sighted during the month of September.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Cheiracanthiidae
Genus: Cheiracanthium
Species: Cheiracanthium inclusum

Common Name (AAS)

Agrarian Sac Spider

Other Common Names

Longlegged Sac Spider, Yellow Sac Spider, Prowling Spider, Sac Spider, Black-footed Spider, Slender Sac Spider, Yellow House Spider

Author

Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, 1847

Primary Colors

Sightings Overview

There have been 7 confirmed sightings of Cheiracanthium inclusum (Agrarian Sac Spider), with the most recent sighting submitted on June 28, 2016 by Spider ID member spiderid. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 7 sightings because of certain Cheiracanthium inclusum sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: NAN% of the time, Cheiracanthium inclusum spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 0)
Sex: 5 female and 2 male.
Environment: Cheiracanthium inclusum has been sighted 0 times outdoors, and 0 times indoors.
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Location and Range

Cheiracanthium inclusum (Agrarian Sac Spider) has been sighted in the following countries: United States.

Cheiracanthium inclusum has also been sighted in the following states: Massachusetts, Mississippi, South Dakota.

Seasonality

Cheiracanthium inclusum has been primarily sighted during the month of September.

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June: 3
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September: 4
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Additional Remarks

General appearance almost the same as in the introduced species Cheiracanthium mildei; the two should be separated only by microscope exam.
More commonly found outdoors, whereas the introduced species Cheiracanthium mildei is more common indoors.
Cheiracanthium species are sometimes mistaken for “brown recluses” (Loxosceles reclusa) inside homes.