Nearctic States & Provinces: AB YT MN NH
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/10120
Dismodicus decemoculatus (Emerton, 1882)
FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859
Genus: Dismodicus Simon, 1884
Species: Dismodicus decemoculatus (Emerton, 1882)
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
dwarf & sheetweb weavers
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Greenland
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB YT MN NH
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
Natural History, Phenology & 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.
Recorded Habitats:
deciduous and coniferous leaf litter, tree trunks, in shrubs
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
(images not yet available)
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
Synonyms and Chresonyms†
| Dismodicus decemoculatus Emerton 1882 |
| Lophocarenum decemoculatum Emerton 1882 |
| Dismodicus decemoculatus Simon 1884 |
| Erigone decemoculata Marx 1890 |
| Neriene decemoculata Simon 1894 |
| Oedothorax decemoculatus Crosby 1905 |
| Lophocarenum decemoculatus Emerton 1911 |
| Dismodicus decemoculatus Crosby & Bishop 1933 |
| Dismodicus variegatus Jackson 1938 |
| Dismodicus bifrons decemoculatus Hackman 1954 |
| Dismodicus decemoculatus Crawford 1988 |
| Dismodicus variegatus Crawford 1988 |
| Dismodicus decemoculatus Hormiga 2000 |
| Dismodicus decemoculatus Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
| Dismodicus decemoculatus Marusik, Böcher & Koponen 2006 |
Taxonomic References†
Crawford, R. L. 1988. An annotated checklist of the spiders of Washington. Burke Mus. Contrib. Anthrop. nat. Hist. 5: 1-48.
Crosby, C. R. 1905. A catalogue of the Erigoneae of North America, with notes and descriptions of new species. Proc. Acad. nat. Sci. Philad. 57: 301-343.
Crosby, C. R. & S. C. Bishop. 1933. American spiders: Erigonae, males with cephalic pits. Ann. ent. Soc. Amer. 26: 105-172.
Emerton, J. H. 1911. New spiders from New England. Trans. Connect. Acad. Sci. Arts Let. 16: 383-407.
Emerton, J. H. 1882. New England spiders of the family Theridiidae. Trans. Conn. Acad. Arts Sci. 6: 1-86.
Hackman, W. 1954. The spiders of Newfoundland. Acta zool. fenn. 79: 1-99.
Hormiga, G. 2000. Higher level phylogenetics of erigonine spiders (Araneae, Linyphiidae, Erigoninae). Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 609: 1-160.
Jackson, A. R. 1938. Notes on Arctic spiders obtained in 1933-1936. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. (B) 107: 543-551.
Marusik, Y. M., J. Böcher & S. Koponen. 2006. The collection of Greenland spiders (Aranei) kept in the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. Arthropoda Selecta 15: 59-80.
Marx, G. 1890. Catalogue of the described Araneae of temperate North America. Proc. U. S. nat. Mus. 12: 497-594.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Simon, E. 1894. Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris, 1: 489-760.
Simon, E. 1884. Les arachnides de France. Paris, 5: 180-885.
†Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/LINYPHIIDAE.html
Natural History References
Aitchison-Benell, C. W. & C. D. Dondale. 1990. A checklist of Manitoba spiders (Araneae) with notes on geographic relationships. Naturaliste can. 117: 215-237.
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Dismodicus Simon, 1884‡‡
D. alticeps Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 ...............Russia, Alaska, Canada
D. bifrons (Blackwall, 1841) ...............Palearctic
D. elevatus (C. L. Koch, 1838) ...............Palearctic
D. modicus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 ...............Alaska
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: LINYPHIIDAE, Dismodicus decemoculatus (Emerton, 1882).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/10120 (Accessed: 12/4/2008 12:56:10 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2005-06-15T22:54:52Z