Metepeira palustris Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
| FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Metepeira F. O. P.-Cambridge, 1903 Species: Metepeira palustris Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: USA, Canada
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
AB BC NB NS ON SK MT
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Natural History & 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): S. bebbiana; Web on beach vegetation; Mesic grassland; Meadow; Tall roadside grass; Sandhill prairie Web on grass; Bog; Contents of wind-dauber wasp nest; Cultivated land; On bushes; Woodwardia virginica; Bog edge; Rail line; Web on grass. Wet roadside ditch; Prairie; White pine; Deserted web in meadow;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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‡
| Metepeira palustris Chamberlin & Ivie 1942 |
| Metepeira grandiosa palustris Levi 1977 |
| Metepeira palustris Dondale et al. 2003 |
| Metepeira palustris Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References‡
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1942. A hundred new species of American spiders. Bull. Univ. Utah 32(13): 1-117.
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. 1977. The orb-weaver genera Metepeira, Kaira and Aculepeira in America north of Mexico (Araneae, Araneidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 148: 185-238.
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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