Pelecopsis mengei (Simon, 1884)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Pelecopsis Simon, 1864 Species: Pelecopsis mengei (Simon, 1884)  |
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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
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Seasonality
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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): bogs, meadows, mixed woods, leaf litter, willow and alder groves near water (Aitchison-Benell & Dondale, 1990; Marusik & Esyunin, 1998).
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Poplar, cranberry; Mixedwood forest, 75% standing trees; Coniferous-dominant forest, clearcut; Riparian, Wet Grassland; Riparian, Black Cottonwood closed Forest;
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‡
Cambridge, F. O. P.-. 1892. New and obscure British spiders. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (6) 10: 384-397.
Crosby, C. R. & S. C. Bishop. 1931. Studies in American spiders: genera Cornicularia, Paracornicularia, Tigellinus, Walckenaera, Epiceraticelus and Pelecopsis with descriptions of new genera and species. Jour. New York ent. Soc. 39:
Crosby, C. R. & S. C. Bishop. 1928. Araneae. In A list of the insects of New York. Mem. Cornell Univ. Agr. Exp. Sta. 101: 1034-1074.
Denis, J. 1964. Notes sur les érigonides. XXVII. Remarques sur les genres Pelecopsis Simon et Trichopterna Kulcz., avec la description du mâle de Pelecopsis major (Denis). Bull. Mus. natn. Hist. nat. Paris 36: 339-347.
Emerton, J. H. 1919. New spiders from Canada and the adjoining states, No. 2. Canad. Ent. 51: 105-108.
Emerton, J. H. 1911. New spiders from New England. Trans. Connect. Acad. Sci. Arts Let. 16: 383-407.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Holm, Å. 1979. A taxonomic study of European and East African species of the genera Pelecopsis and Trichopterna (Araneae, Linyphiidae), with descriptions of a new genus and two new species of Pelecopsis from Kenya. Zoologica Scr. 8: 25
Holm, Å. 1945. Zur Kenntnis der Spinnenfauna des Torneträskgebietes. Ark. Zool. 36(A 15): 1-80.
Locket, G. H. & A. F. Millidge. 1953. British spiders. Ray Society, London, 2: 1-449.
Marusik, Y. M. & S. L. Esyunin. 1998. A new species of the spider genus Pelecopsis Simon, 1864 (Aranei Linyphiidae) from south Siberia. Arthropoda Selecta 6(3/4): 105-108.
Merrett, P. 1963. The palpus of male spiders of the family Linyphiidae. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 140: 347-467.
Miller, F. 1971. Pavouci-Araneida. Klíc zvíreny CSSR 4: 51-306.
Miller, F. 1966. Einige neue oder unvollkommen bekannte Zwergspinnen (Micryphantidae) aus der Tschechoslowakei (Araneidea). Acta ent. bohemoslavaca 63: 149-164.
Millidge, A. F. 1993. Further remarks on the taxonomy and relationships of the Linyphiidae, based on the epigynal duct confirmations and other characters (Araneae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 9: 145-156.
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.
Saito, H. & N. Yasuda. 1988. On three linyphiid spiders found in Hokkaido, Japan. Bull. Sounkyo Mus. nat. Hist. 8: 23-29.
Simon, E. 1926. Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae; 2e partie. Paris, 6: 309-532.
Simon, E. 1884. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5: 180-885.
Simon, E. 1881. Description d'espèces nouvelles du genre Erigone. Bull. Soc. zool. France 6: 233-257.
Smith, F. P. 1906. The spiders of the Diplocephalus-Group. Jour. Queck. Micr. Club (2) 9: 295-320.
Tyschchenko, V. P. 1971. Opredelitel' paukov evropejskoj casti SSSR. Leningrad, pp. 1-281.
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
Aitchison-Benell, C. W. & C. D. Dondale. 1990. A checklist of Manitoba spiders (Araneae) with notes on geographic relationships. Naturaliste can. 117: 215-237.
Marusik, Y. M. & S. L. Esyunin. 1998. A new species of the spider genus Pelecopsis Simon, 1864 (Aranei Linyphiidae) from south Siberia. Arthropoda Selecta 6(3/4): 105-108.
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