Field Guide to the Spiders of California and the Pacific Coast States

by Richard J. Adams, Timothy D. Manolis (Illustrator)

Overview

With over 40,000 described species, spiders have adapted to nearly every terrestrial environment across the globe. Over half of the world’s spider families live within the three contiguous Pacific Coast states—not surprising considering the wide variety of habitats, from mountain meadows and desert dunes to redwood forests and massive urban centers. This beautifully illustrated, accessible guide covers all of the families and many of the genera found along the Pacific Coast, including introduced species and common garden spiders. The author provides readers with tools for identifying many of the region’s spiders to family, and when possible, genus and species. He discusses taxonomy, distribution, and natural history as well as what is known of the habits of the spiders, the characters of families, and references to taxonomic revisions of the pertinent genera. Full-color plates for each family bring to life the incredible diversity of this ancient arachnid order.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520276611
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	01/28/2014
Series:	California Natural History Guides , #108
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	456
Sales rank:	666,775
Product dimensions:	4.50(w) x 7.30(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

R.J. Adams is a special education teacher and wildlife tour leader in Monterey, California. He has a BS in biology from Humboldt State University, California and an MS in biology emphasizing entomology and host-parasite coevolution from the University of Utah.

Tim D. Manolis is an artist, illustrator, and biological consultant. From 1986 to 1990, he was the editor and art director of the magazine Mainstream. His papers on birds and his bird illustrations have appeared in many journals and magazines. He is the author of Dragonflies and Damselflies and illustrator of Butterflies of the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Valley Regions.

Table of Contents

Text
Chapter 1. Introduction 
Chapter 2. Theraphosidae  
Chapter 3. Nemesiidae 
Chapter 4. Antrodiaetidae  
Chapter 5. Cyrtaucheniidae 
Chapter 6. Ctenizidae  
Chapter 7. Dipluridae   
Chapter 8. Mecicobothriidae  
Chapter 9. Hypochilidae 
Chapter 10. Filistatidae  
Chapter 11. Segestriidae 
Chapter 12. Caponiidae  
Chapter 13. Oonopidae  
Chapter 14. Dysderidae  
Chapter 15. Trogloraptoridae 
Chapter 16. Scytodidae  
Chapter 17. Sicariidae  
Chapter 18. Diguetidae  
Chapter 19. Plectreuridae  
Chapter 20. Pholcidae  
Chapter 21. Leptonetidae  
Chapter 22. Telemidae  
Chapter 23. Mysmenidae 
Chapter 24. Anapidae   
Chapter 25. Uloboridae  
Chapter 26. Oecobiidae  
Chapter 27. Mimetidae  
Chapter 28. Nesticidae  
Chapter 29. Theridiidae  
Chapter 30. Araneidae 
Chapter 31. Tetragnathidae  
Chapter 32. Pimoidae   
Chapter 33. Linyphiidae  
Chapter 34. Anyphaenidae 
Chapter 35. Miturgidae 
Chapter 36. Clubionidae 
Chapter 37. Corinnidae 
Chapter 38. Liocranidae 
Chapter 39. Prodidomidae 
Chapter 40. Gnaphosidae 
Chapter 41. Salticidae  
Chapter 42. Thomisidae 
Chapter 43. Philodromidae 
Chapter 44. Selenopidae 
Chapter 45. Sparassidae 
Chapter 46. Homalonychidae  
Chapter 47. Zoridae  
Chapter 48. Dictynidae  
Chapter 49. Cybaeidae 
Chapter 50. Hahniidae 
Chapter 51. Zodariidae 
Chapter 52. Tengellidae 
Chapter 53. Pisauridae 
Chapter 54. Zoropsidae  
Chapter 55. Oxyopidae  
Chapter 56. Lycosidae  
Chapter 57. Agelenidae 
Chapter 58. Amaurobiidae 
Chapter 59. Titanoecidae 
Chapter 60. Desidae   
Chapter 60. Amphinectidae 
Glossary   
References   

Plates
Plate 1. Theraphosidae
Plate 2. Nemesiidae, Antrodiaetidae
Plate 3. Ctenizidae and Cyrtaucheniidae
Plate 4. Cyrtaucheniidae cont., Mecicobothriidae, Dipluridae
Plate 5. Hypochilidae, Filistatidae, Segestriidae
Plate 6. Caponiidae and Oonopidae
Plate 7. Dysderidae, Scytodidae, Trogloraptoridae, Sicariidae
Plate 8. Plecturidae and Diguetidae
Plate 9. Pholcidae (1 of 2)
Plate 10. Pholcidae (2 of 2)
Plate 11. Leptonetidae, Telemidae, Mysmenidae, Anapidae
Plate 12. Uloboridae, Oecobiidae
Plate 13. Mimetidae, Nesticidae
Plate 14. Theridiidae (1 of 4)
Plate 15. Theridiidae (2 of 4)
Plate 16. Theridiidae (3 of 4)
Plate 17. Theridiidae (4 of 4)
Plate 18. Araneidae (1 of 5)
Plate 19. Araneidae (2 of 5)
Plate 20. Araneidae (3 of 5)
Plate 21. Araneidae (4 of 5)
Plate 23. Tetragnathidae (1 of 2)
Plate 24. Tetragnathidae (2 of 2), Pimoidae
Plate 25. Linyphiidae (1 of 2)
Plate 26. Linyphiidae (2 of 2)
Plate 27. Anyphaenidae, Miturgidae, Clubionidae
Plate 28. Corinnidae
Plate 29. Liocranidae, Zoridae, Prodidomidae
Plate 30. Gnaphosidae (1 of 3)
Plate 31. Gnaphosidae (2 of 3)
Plate 32. Gnaphosidae (3 of 3)
Plate 33. Salticidae (1 of 5)
Plate 34. Salticidae (2 of 5)
Plate 35. Salticidae (3 of 5)
Plate 36. Salticidae (4 of 5)
Plate 37. Salticidae (5 of 5)
Plate 38. Thomisidae (1 of 2)
Plate 39. Thomisidae (2 of 2)
Plate 40. Philodromidae
Plate 41. Selenopidae, Sparassidae, Homalonychidae
Plate 42. Dictynidae
Plate 43. Hahniidae, Cybaeidae
Plate 44. Pisauridae, Tengellidae, Zoropsidae
Plate 45. Oxyopidae
Plate 46. Lycosidae (1 of 2)
Plate 47. Lycosidae (2 of 2)
Plate 48. Agelenidae (1 of 2)
Plate 49. Agelenidae (2 of 2), Amaurobiidae
Plate 50. Desidae, Amphinectidae, Titanoecidae, Zodariidae

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