Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894
| FAMILY: TETRAGNATHIDAE Menge, 1866 Genus: Pachygnatha Sundevall, 1823 Species: Pachygnatha dorothea McCook, 1894  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
longjawed orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
thickjawed orbweavers
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
BC MB ON QC CO ME MA
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† orb 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): (not yet published or unknown)
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Sphagnum fen; On sand under dead carp; Wet woods; Edge of swamp; Along strean in woods; Moist wooded ravine; Temporary pool filled with poplar and oak dead leaves; Deciduous swamp forest; Small creek gravel bed under alder in shade; bush and grass nr pond; Sedge island; Bog marginal to great pond moss above water; Tall grass by swamp; Leaf litter in bog; Moss leaf litter; old beaver meadow in mixed forest; Cedar swamp; Edges of sphagnum bog; Mixed forest; Flood plain maple forest; Fields; Swamp; River bank; Fern; Forest hallow; Beside pond; Shore line; Forest litter; Sphagnum in thuja-alnus swamp; Moss and litter in wet ceda groove;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Bryant, E. B. 1933. New and little known spiders from the United States. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harvard 74: 171-193.
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
Levi, H. W. 1980. The orb-weaver genus Mecynogea, the subfamily Metinae and the genera Pachygnatha, Glenognatha and Azilia of the subfamily Tetragnathinae north of Mexico (Araneae: Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 149: 1-7
Levi, H. W. 1951. New and rare spiders from Wisconsin and adjacent states. Am. Mus. Novit. 1501: 1-41. 
Levi, H. W. & H. M. Field. 1954. The spiders of Wisconsin. Am. Midl. Nat. 51: 440-467.
McCook, H. C. 1894. American spiders and their spinningwork. Philadelphia, 3: 1-285.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
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