Tenuiphantes zebra (Emerton, 1882)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Tenuiphantes Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996 Species: Tenuiphantes zebra (Emerton, 1882)  |
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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: North America
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB NH NC
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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): deciduous leaf litter, shady areas, under stones
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, 50% standing trees; Mixedwood 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‡
Taxonomic References‡
Banks, N. 1916. Revision of Cayuga Lake spiders. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 68: 68-84.
Banks, N. 1892. The spider fauna of the Upper Cayuga Lake Basin. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 1892: 11-81.
Emerton, J. H. 1920. Catalogue of the spiders of Canada known to the year 1919. Trans. Roy. Canad. Inst. Toronto 12: 309-338.
Emerton, J. H. 1882. New England spiders of the family Theridiidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 1-86.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
Kaston, B. J. 1945. New Micryphantidae and Dictynidae with notes on other spiders. Am. Mus. Novit. 1292: 1-14.
Marx, G. 1890. Catalogue of the described Araneae of temperate North America. Proc. U. S. nat. Mus. 12: 497-594.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Saaristo, M. I. & A. V. Tanasevitch. 1996. Redelimitation of the subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 and the genus Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866 with descriptions of some new genera (Aranei, Linyphiidae). Ber. nat.-med. Verein Innsbruck 83: 163-186.
Zorsch, H. M. 1937. The spider genus Lepthyphantes in the United States. Amer. Midl. Nat. 18: 856-898. 
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Hackman, W. 1954. The spiders of Newfoundland. Acta zool. fenn. 79: 1-99.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
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