Pelecopsis sculpta (Emerton, 1917)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Pelecopsis Simon, 1864 Species: Pelecopsis sculpta (Emerton, 1917)  |
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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: Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC AK
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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): unknown
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Mixedwood , contiguous forest; Coniferous-dominant forest, 10% standing trees; Coastal Mixed open Forest;
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‡
| Lophocarenum sculptum Emerton 1917 |
| Pelecopsis sculpta Emerton 1917 |
| Pelecopsis sculptum Crosby & Bishop 1931 |
| Pelecopsis sculptum Chamberlin & Ivie 1939 |
Taxonomic References‡
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1939. Studies on North American spiders of the family Micryphantidae. Verh. VII. Internat. Kongr. Entom. Berlin 1: 56-73.
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:
Emerton, J. H. 1917. New spiders from Canada and the adjoining states. Canad. Ent. 49: 261-272.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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Author of this page in progress: Shorthouse, David P. dshorthouse(at)eol.org
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