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Sciastes truncatus (Emerton, 1882)

	FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859     Genus: Sciastes Bishop & Crosby, 1938         Species: Sciastes truncatus (Emerton, 1882)
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Family Common Name:  dwarf & sheetweb weavers
Genus Common Name:  none
Species Common Name:  none

Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Alaska
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB YT AK CO NH

Seasonality Specimen Search Specimen list 65, 24

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): moss, grass, woods, meadows, litter, forests, marshy and boggy areas, rotting trees, strongly associated with wet or damp conditions
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Coniferous-dominant forest, 20% standing trees; Deciduous-dominant forest, 20% standing trees; Pine forest; Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, 10% standing trees; Mixedwood forest; Coniferous-dominant forest, 10% standing trees;

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Sciastes truncatus Emerton 1882 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:9737313

Tmeticus truncatus Emerton 1882 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2044520

Gongylidium truncatum Simon 1884 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2044521

Erigone truncatus Marx 1890 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2044522

Oedothorax truncatus Crosby 1905 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2044523

Sciastes truncatus Bishop & Crosby 1938 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2044524

Sciastes truncatus Kaston 1948 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2044525

Sciastes truncatus Millidge 1984 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:9735011

Sciastes truncatus Hormiga 2000 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2007295

Sciastes truncatus Paquin & Dupérré 2003 urn:lsid:ubio.org:namebank:2011707

Bishop, S. C. & C. R. Crosby. 1938. Studies in Ameran spiders: Miscellaneous genera of Erigoneae, Part II. Jour. New York ent. Soc. 46: 55-107.

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.

Emerton, J. H. 1882. New England spiders of the family Theridiidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 1-86.

Hormiga, G. 2000. Higher level phylogenetics of erigonine spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae, Erigoninae). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 609: 1-160.

Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.

Marx, G. 1890. Catalogue of the described Araneae of temperate North America. Proc. U. S. nat. Mus. 12: 497-594.

Millidge, A. F. 1984. The erigonine spiders of North America. Part 7. Miscellaneous genera. J. Arachnol. 12: 121-169.

Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.

Simon, E. 1884. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5: 180-885.

^‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog

Millidge, A. F. 1984. The erigonine spiders of North America. Part 7. Miscellaneous genera. J. Arachnol. 12: 121-169.

Millidge, A. F. 1984. The taxonomy of the Linyphiidae, based chiefly on the epigynal and tracheal characters (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 6: 229-267.

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Author of this page in progress: Shorthouse, David P. dshorthouse(at)eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2005-06-15T22:54:52Z