Dismodicus decemoculatus (Emerton, 1882)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Dismodicus Simon, 1884 Species: Dismodicus decemoculatus (Emerton, 1882)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
dwarf & sheetweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Greenland
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB YT MN NH
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Natural History, Phenology & 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): deciduous and coniferous leaf litter, tree trunks, in shrubs
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Deciduous-dominant forest, clearcut; Mixedwood forest, 75% standing trees; Deciduous-dominant forest, 50% standing trees; Grass, willows - edge of creek; Riparian; Mixedwood forest, 10% standing trees;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Contributed Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
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Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Details About Females
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Crawford, R. L. 1988. An annotated checklist of the spiders of Washington. Burke Mus. Contrib. Anthrop. nat. Hist. 5: 1-48.
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.
Crosby, C. R. & S. C. Bishop. 1933. American spiders: Erigonae, males with cephalic pits. Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 26: 105-172.
Emerton, J. H. 1911. New spiders from New England. Trans. Connect. Acad. Sci. Arts Let. 16: 383-407.
Emerton, J. H. 1882. New England spiders of the family Theridiidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 1-86.
Hackman, W. 1954. The spiders of Newfoundland. Acta zool. fenn. 79: 1-99.
Hormiga, G. 2000. Higher level phylogenetics of erigonine spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae, Erigoninae). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 609: 1-160.
Jackson, A. R. 1938. Notes on Arctic spiders obtained in 1933-1936. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. (B) 107: 543-551.
Marusik, Y. M., J. Böcher & S. Koponen. 2006. The collection of Greenland spiders (Aranei) kept in the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. Arthropoda Selecta 15: 59-80.
Marx, G. 1890. Catalogue of the described Araneae of temperate North America. Proc. U. S. nat. Mus. 12: 497-594.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Simon, E. 1894. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 489-760.
Simon, E. 1884. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5: 180-885.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Aitchison-Benell, C. W. & C. D. Dondale. 1990. A checklist of Manitoba spiders (Araneae) with notes on geographic relationships. Naturaliste can. 117: 215-237.
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Text Last Modified: 2005-06-15T22:54:52Z