Bathyphantes brevipes (Emerton, 1917)
| FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859 Genus: Bathyphantes Menge, 1866 Species: Bathyphantes brevipes (Emerton, 1917)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
dwarf & sheetweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Alaska
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB YT AK WA
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Seasonality
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Natural History & 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): leaf litter, under stones
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Deciduous-dominant forest, 50% standing trees; upper beach grass, brush near logs, 5' elev; grass next to currants, 50' elev; tall grass on upper beach; Riparian, Wet Grassland; Mixed Conifer closed Forest; Aspen (closed) Forest; sheetweb in greenhouse, 75' elev; Wet Grassland; Aspen closed Forest; brush, trees next to ditch; leaf litter in used flower pot; garden, weeds next to cement; greenhouse in sheetweb; upper beach sedges/water hemlock; grassy slope, 50' elev; clump of vetch near beach;
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‡
| Bathyphantes brevipes Emerton 1917 |
| Diplostyla brevipes Emerton 1917 |
| Bathyphantes brevipes Chamberlin 1921 |
| Bathyphantes brevipes Ivie 1969 |
| Bathyphantes brevipes Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References‡
Chamberlin, R. V. 1921. Linyphiidae of St. Paul Island, Alaska. Jour. New York Ent. Soc. 29: 35-43.
Emerton, J. H. 1917. New spiders from Canada and the adjoining states. Canad. Ent. 49: 261-272.
Ivie, W. 1969. North American spiders of the genus Bathyphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 2364: 1-70. 
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
Natural History References
Hackman, W. 1954. The spiders of Newfoundland. Acta zool. fenn. 79: 1-99.
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Text Last Modified: 2005-06-15T22:54:52Z