Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton, 1882)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Diplocentria Hull, 1911 Species: Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton, 1882)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
dwarf & sheetweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB YT NH
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Natural History & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† wandering sheet/tangle weavers
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): grass, in meadows, woods, moss, litter, spruce/fir and mixed forests, boggy and marshy areas
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Pine forest; Riparian, Wet Grassland; Beach, open pine, reindeer moss & Vaccinium; Aspen Forest; Base camp. Pine forest; Aspen-Spruce Forest; Aspen, grass, willow; Grass, willows - edge of creek; Coniferous-dominant forest, 10% standing trees; Coniferous-dominant , contiguous forest; Mixedwood forest; Mixed Conifer open Forest; Aspen/Spruce Edge Forest Litter; Aspen;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Agnarsson, I. 1996. Íslenskar köngulaer. Fjölrit Nàttùrufraedistofnunar 31: 1-175.
Bishop, S. C. & C. R. Crosby. 1938. Studies in Ameran spiders: Miscellaneous genera of Erigoneae, Part II. Jour. New York ent. Soc. 46: 55-107.
Braendegaard, J. 1958. Araneida. In The Zoology of Iceland. Ejnar Munksgaard, Copenhagen 3(54): 1-113.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1909. On British Arachnida noted and observed in 1908. Prov. Dorset nat. Hist. Field Club 30: 97-115.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1905. On new and rare British Arachnida. Proc. Dorset nat. Hist. Field Club 26: 40-74.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1945. Some erigonid spiders of the genera Eulaira and Diplocentria. Bull. Univ. Utah 36(2): 1-19.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1933. Spiders of the Raft River Mountains of Utah. Bull. Univ. Utah 23(4): 1-79.
Crosby, C. R. 1905. A catalogue of the Erigoneae of North America, with notes and descriptions of new species. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 57: 301-343.
Denis, J. 1947. Notes sur les érigonides. XIII. Diplocentria Hull et Mioxena Simon. Bull. Soc. zool. Fr. 72: 79-82.
Emerton, J. H. 1882. New England spiders of the family Theridiidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 1-86.
Fei, R. I., C. D. Zhu & J. C. Gao. 1994. [Description of four new record genera and four new record species from Changbai Mountains, Jilin]. Territory nat. Resources Study 3 47-50.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Holm, Å. 1945. Zur Kenntnis der Spinnenfauna des Torneträskgebietes. Ark. Zool. 36(A 15): 1-80.
Holm, Å. 1939. Neue Spinnen aus Schweden. Beschreibung neuer Arten der Familien Drassidae, Theridiidae, Linyphiidae und Micryphantidae. Arkiv. Zool. 31(A8): 1-38.
Hormiga, G. 2000. Higher level phylogenetics of erigonine spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae, Erigoninae). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 609: 1-160.
Hull, J. E. 1911. Papers on spiders. Trans. nat. Hist. Soc. Northumb. (N.S.) 3(3): 573-590.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Lessert, R. de. 1910. Catalogue des invertebres de la Suisse. Fasc. 3, Araignées. Musée d'histoire naturelle de Genève, pp. 1-635.
Lessert, R. de. 1907. Notes arachnologiques. Rev. suisse zool. 15: 93-128.
Locket, G. H. & A. F. Millidge. 1953. British spiders. Ray Society, London, 2: 1-449.
Marx, G. 1890. Catalogue of the described Araneae of temperate North America. Proc. U. S. nat. Mus. 12: 497-594.
Merrett, P. 1963. The palpus of male spiders of the family Linyphiidae. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 140: 347-467.
Merrett, P. & I. K. Dawson. 2005. Revalidation of Wabasso replicatus (Holm, 1950), and description from Britain (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13: 117-121.
Millidge, A. F. 1984. The erigonine spiders of North America. Part 7. Miscellaneous genera. J. Arachnol. 12: 121-169.
Millidge, A. F. 1977. The conformation of the male palpal organs of linyphiid spiders, and its application to the taxonomic and phylogenetic analysis of the family (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 4: 1-60.
Palmgren, P. 1976. Die Spinnenfauna Finnlands und Ostfennoskandiens. VII. Linyphiidae 2. Fauna fenn. 29: 1-126.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Roberts, M. J. 1987. The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland, Volume 2: Linyphiidae and check list. Harley Books, Colchester, England.
Schenkel, E. 1925. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der schweizerschen Spinnenfauna. Rev. suisse zool. 32: 253-318.
Simon, E. 1884. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5: 180-885.
Song, D. X., M. S. Zhu & J. Chen. 1999. The Spiders of China. Hebei Sci. Technol. Publ. House, Shijiazhuang, 640 pp.
Tullgren, A. 1955. Zur Kenntnis schwedischer Erigoniden. Ark. Zool. (N.S.) 7: 295-389.
Wiehle, H. 1960. Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea (Araneae). XI. Micryphantidae-Zwergspinnen. Tierwelt Deutschlands 47: i-xi, 1-620.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Millidge, A. F. 1984. The erigonine spiders of North America. Part 7. Miscellaneous genera. J. Arachnol. 12: 121-169.
Millidge, A. F. 1984. The taxonomy of the Linyphiidae, based chiefly on the epigynal and tracheal characters (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 6: 229-267.
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