Phoroncidia americana (Emerton, 1882)
| FAMILY: THERIDIIDAE Sundevall, 1833 Genus: Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835 Species: Phoroncidia americana (Emerton, 1882)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
cobweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Cuba, Jamaica
Nearctic States & Provinces: 
MA NJ SC VA
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Natural History, Phenology & 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): Pine-oak sandy scrub;
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‡
Archer, A. F. 1950. A study of theridiid and mimetid spiders with descriptions of new genera and species. Mus. Pap. Ala Mus. nat. Hist. 30: 1-40.
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.
Keyserling, E. 1886. Die Spinnen Amerikas. Theridiidae. Nürnberg, 2: 1-295.
Levi, H. W. 1964. American spiders of the genus Phoroncidia (Araneae: Theridiidae). Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 131: 65-86.
Levi, H. W. 1955. The spider genera Oronota and Stemmops in North America, Central America and the West Indies (Araneae: Theridiidae). Ann. ent. Soc. Am. 48: 333-342.
Levi, H. W. & L. R. Levi. 1962. The genera of the spider family Theridiidae. Bull. Mus. comp. Zool. Harv. 127: 1-71.
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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