Hypselistes florens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1875)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Hypselistes Simon, 1894 Species: Hypselistes florens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1875)  |
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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, possibly Britain
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB QC CT MA MT NH OK
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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): in bushes and grass, under litter and stones
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, Control; mixed deciduous forest foliage; Mixedwood forest, 10% standing trees; Mixedwood forest, 75% standing trees; Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, 50% standing trees; Deciduous-dominant forest, 50% standing trees; Base camp. Pine logs; Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, 20% standing trees; Sedge meadow; Deciduous-dominant forest, 10% standing trees; Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, clearcut; Grass, willows - edge of creek;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Contributed Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
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Details About Males
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Details About Females
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1910. On British Arachnida noted and observed in 1909. Proc. Dorset nat. Hist. Field Club 31: 47-70.
Cambridge, O. P.-. 1875. On some new species of Erigone from North America. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875: 393-405.
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.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Keyserling, E. 1886. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae. Nürnberg, 2: 1-295.
Locket, G. H. & A. F. Millidge. 1953. British spiders. Ray Society, London, 2: 1-449.
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.
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
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
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Text Last Modified: 2005-06-15T22:54:52Z