Robertus (spider)

Robertus is a genus of comb-footed spiders that was first described by Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1879.[4] It is considered a senior synonym of Garritus.[3]

Robertus
R. banksi
R. fuscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Robertus
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879[1]
Type species
R. neglectus
(O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)
Species

47, see text

Synonyms[1]

Species

As of September 2019 it contains forty-seven species, found in Europe, Asia, North America, the Congo, and on Greenland:[1]

  • Robertus alpinus Dresco, 1959 – Italy
  • Robertus arcticus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947) – USA (Alaska)
  • Robertus arundineti (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazahstan, Central Asia, China
  • Robertus banksi (Kaston, 1946) – USA, Canada
  • Robertus borealis (Kaston, 1946) – USA, Canada
  • Robertus brachati Wunderlich, 2011 – Turkey
  • Robertus calidus Knoflach, 1995 – Congo
  • Robertus cantabricus Fage, 1931 – Spain
  • Robertus cardesensis Dresco, 1959 – Spain
  • Robertus crosbyi (Kaston, 1946) – USA, Canada
  • Robertus emeishanensis Zhu, 1998 – China
  • Robertus eremophilus Chamberlin, 1928 – USA
  • Robertus floridensis (Kaston, 1946) – USA
  • Robertus frivaldszkyi (Chyzer, 1894) – Central and south-eastern Europe
  • Robertus frontatus (Banks, 1892) – USA, Canada
  • Robertus fuscus (Emerton, 1894) – USA, Canada, Greenland
  • Robertus golovatchi Eskov, 1987 – Georgia
  • Robertus heydemanni Wiehle, 1965 – Sweden, Germany, Austria, Italy, Romania, Ukraine, Russia (Europe to West Siberia), Kazakhstan
  • Robertus insignis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908 – Europe
  • Robertus kastoni Eskov, 1987 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Russian Far East), Japan
  • Robertus kuehnae Bauchhenss & Uhlenhaut, 1993 – Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Austria
  • Robertus laticeps (Keyserling, 1884) – USA
  • Robertus lividus (Blackwall, 1836) – USA (Alaska), Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Iran
  • Robertus longipalpus (Kaston, 1946) – USA, Canada
  • Robertus lyrifer Holm, 1939 – Iceland, Scandinavia, Austria, Russia (Europe to Far East), Canada
  • Robertus mazaurici (Simon, 1901) – France
  • Robertus mediterraneus Eskov, 1987 – Mediterranean, Switzerland, Austria, Eastern Europe, Caucasus
  • Robertus monticola Simon, 1914 – France
  • Robertus naejangensis Seo, 2005 – Korea
  • Robertus neglectus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) (type) – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan
  • Robertus nipponicus Yoshida, 1995 – Japan
  • Robertus nojimai Yoshida, 2002 – Japan
  • Robertus ogatai Yoshida, 1995 – Japan
  • Robertus peregrinus Yang, Irfan & Peng, 2019 – China
  • Robertus potanini Schenkel, 1963 – China
  • Robertus pumilus (Emerton, 1909) – USA
  • Robertus riparius (Keyserling, 1886) – USA, Canada
  • Robertus saitoi Yoshida, 1995 – Japan
  • Robertus scoticus Jackson, 1914 – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia)
  • Robertus sibiricus Eskov, 1987 – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), Japan
  • Robertus similis (Kaston, 1946) – USA
  • Robertus spinifer (Emerton, 1909) – USA
  • Robertus subtilis Seo, 2015 – Korea
  • Robertus truncorum (L. Koch, 1872) – France to Ukraine
  • Robertus ungulatus Vogelsanger, 1944 – Europe, Russia (South Siberia to Far East), China
  • Robertus ussuricus Eskov, 1987 – Russia (Far East)
  • Robertus vigerens (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933) – USA, Canada

In synonymy:

  • R. asper (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871) = Robertus neglectus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)
  • R. exortus (Drensky, 1929, T from Agroeca) = Robertus frivaldszkyi (Chyzer, 1894)
  • R. fuscus (Emerton, 1911) = Robertus fuscus (Emerton, 1894)
  • R. grasshoffi Wunderlich, 1973 = Robertus neglectus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871)
  • R. palustris (Banks, 1892) = Robertus laticeps (Keyserling, 1884)
  • R. paradoxus Miller, 1967 = Robertus ungulatus Vogelsanger, 1944
  • R. terrestris (Emerton, 1913) = Robertus frontatus (Banks, 1892)
  • R. umbilicatus Denis, 1961 = Robertus mazaurici (Simon, 1901)

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Robertus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 19.
  3. Kaston, B. J. (1946). "North American spiders of the genus Ctenium". American Museum Novitates. 1306: 1.
  4. Pickard-Cambridge, O. (1879). "The spiders of Dorset. Araneidea". Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field Club. 1: 1–235.


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