Philodromus

Philodromus is a genus of spiders in the family Philodromidae. Philodromus spiders have been sighted 96 times by contributing members. Based on collected data, the geographic range for Philodromus includes 7 countries and 26 states in the United States. Philodromus is most often sighted outdoors, and during the month of May.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Philodromidae
Genus: Philodromus

Author

Charles Athanase Walckenaer, 1826

Sightings Overview

There have been 96 confirmed sightings of Philodromus, with the most recent sighting submitted on April 20, 2020 by Spider ID member fang. The detailed statistics below may not utilize the complete dataset of 96 sightings because of certain Philodromus sightings reporting incomplete data.

Web: 7% of the time, Philodromus spiders are sighted in a spider web (Sample size: 96)
Sex: 1 female and 26 male.
Environment: Philodromus has been sighted 58 times outdoors, and 50 times indoors.
Outdoors: Man-made structure (36). Low foliage (6). High foliage (3). Ground layer (3). Freshwater river, lake, stream (1). Saltwater (1). Open field, pasture, grassland (3). Forest (5).

Location and Range

Philodromus has been sighted in the following countries: Canada, Germany, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States.

Philodromus has also been sighted in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.