The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/10714

Grammonota angusta Dondale, 1959

FAMILY: LINYPHIIDAE Blackwall, 1859
    Genus: Grammonota Emerton, 1882

        Species: Grammonota angusta Dondale, 1959

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
Nearctic States & Provinces:   AB BC
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:  bogs, coniferous foliage
Life & Natural History:  (not yet recorded or unknown)

Seasonality of Specimen Records:

   seasonality
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

Grammonota angusta Dondale 1959
Grammonota angusta Paquin & Dupérré 2003

Taxonomic References

Dondale, C. D. 1959. Definition of the genus Grammonota (Araneae: Erigonidae), with descriptions of seven new species. Can. Ent. 91: 232-242.

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 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 Grammonota Emerton, 1882‡‡

G. barnesi Dondale, 1959 ...............USA
G. capitata Emerton, 1924 ...............USA
G. chamberlini Ivie & Barrows, 1935 ...............USA
G. coloradensis Dondale, 1959 ...............USA
G. gentilis Banks, 1898 ...............North America
G. gigas (Banks, 1896) ...............USA
G. inornata Emerton, 1882 ...............USA, Canada
G. inusiata Bishop & Crosby, 1932 ...............USA
G. kincaidi (Banks, 1906) ...............USA
G. maculata Banks, 1896 ...............USA, Costa Rica
G. maritima Emerton, 1925 ...............Canada
G. nigrifrons Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 ...............USA
G. ornata (O. P.-Cambridge, 1875) ...............USA, Canada
G. pallipes Banks, 1895 ...............USA
G. pictilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1875) ...............USA, Canada
G. salicicola Chamberlin, 1948 ...............USA
G. semipallida Emerton, 1919 ...............Canada
G. subarctica Dondale, 1959 ...............Alaska
G. suspiciosa Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936 ...............USA
G. texana (Banks, 1899) ...............USA
G. trivittata Banks, 1895 ...............USA
G. trivittata georgiana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944 ...............USA
G. vittata Barrows, 1919 ...............USA
G. zephyra Dondale, 1959 ...............USA

‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution

Page Reference:

Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: LINYPHIIDAE, Grammonota angusta Dondale, 1959. In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/10714 (Accessed: 12/4/2008 2:02:58 PM).

Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
Text Last Modified: 2005-06-15T22:54:52Z