Lathys alberta Gertsch, 1946
| FAMILY: DICTYNIDAE O. P.-Cambridge, 1871 Genus: Lathys Simon, 1884 Species: Lathys alberta Gertsch, 1946 ![]() |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
meshweavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Alaska, Russia
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB CO MT
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Seasonality
Specimen Search
Specimen list |
Natural History & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† space web builders
†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): Aspen open Forest; Rock-Fall; Burnt, Aspen Parkland; Dry Grassland; Mixed Conifer open Forest; Grassland, Tree-line; Grassland;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Image(s) of Habitus:
Details About Males
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
| Male Dimensions: (Dimensions not yet available) |
Image of External Male Genitalia: |
Details About Females
Description: (not yet recorded or unknown)
| Female Dimensions: (Dimensions not yet available) |
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. Ivie. 1947. The spiders of Alaska. Bull. Univ. Utah 37(10): 1-103.
Chamberlin, R. V. & W. J. Gertsch. 1958. The spider family Dictynidae in America north of Mexico. Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 116: 1-152. 
Emerton, J. H. 1894. Canadian spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 9: 400-429.
Gertsch, W. J. 1946. Notes on American spiders of the family Dictynidae. Am. Mus. Novit. 1319: 1-21. 
Marusik, Y. M., S. V. Ovchinnikov & S. Koponen. 2006. Uncommon conformation of the male palp in common Holarctic spiders belonging to the Lathys stigmatisata group (Araneae, Dictynidae). Bull. Br. arachnol. Soc. 13: 353-360.
Schenkel, E. 1950. Spinnentiere aus dem westlichen Nordamerika, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Schenkel-Rudin. Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 61: 28-92.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog





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