Notch-Tipped Shield Sheetweaver
Bathyphantes alboventris (Banks, 1892)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Linyphiidae |
| Genus | Bathyphantes |
| Species | Bathyphantes alboventris (Banks, 1892) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from two counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Tennessee
Counties
- Illinois
- Johnson
- Tennessee
- Warren
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 July 2026. Conservation status changes, and a rank here is as current as that date and no more.
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
References
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Peck, S.B. & Lewis, J.J. 1978. Zoogeography and evolution of the subterranean invertebrate faunas of Illinois and southeastern Missouri. National Speleological Society Bulletin 40: 39–63.
- Webb, D.W., Taylor, S.J. & Krejca, J.K. 1993. The biological resources of Illinois caves and other subterranean environments. Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, Illinois, USA. 143 pp.
This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Bathyphantes alboventris (Banks, 1892). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1517. https://cavebiology.org/species/bathyphantes-alboventris/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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