Microneta viaria (Blackwall, 1841)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Microneta Menge, 1869 Species: Microneta viaria (Blackwall, 1841)  |
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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 CA NH WY
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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): under dry leaves and plant litter, in sandy woods, deep wet ravines, in nests of ants
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Coast Live Oak woodland; Mixedwood , contiguous forest; Conifer open Forest; Birch point; Lodgepole Pine closed Forest; Mixedwood forest; Deciduous-dominant forest, 20% standing trees; Conifer closed Forest, High canopy; Pine forest; Aspen forest; Birch, spruce, rock;
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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Details About Females
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
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‡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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