Range expansion of the hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis, in the Northwestern United States (Araneae, Agelenidae)

Journal of Arachnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 201-204

  Baird, Craig R ^a,b   Stoltz, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agelenidae; Hobo spider; Range expansion; Tegenaria agrestis

Indexed keywords

AGELENIDAE; ARANEAE; LOXOSCELES; LOXOSCELES RECLUSA; TEGENARIA AGRESTIS;

EID: 0036446279     PISSN: 01618202     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2002)030[0201:REOTHS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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