Reprobus Sheetweb Weaver
Bathyphantes reprobus (Kulczyński, 1916)

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Chelicerata
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Linyphiidae
Genus	Bathyphantes
Species	Bathyphantes reprobus (Kulczyński, 1916)

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Troglophile
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Counties

County-level records have not been compiled for this taxon. Distribution is recorded at state and karst-region level.

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Quebec: SNR Unranked
British Columbia: SU Unrankable
Yukon: SU Unrankable
Manitoba: S4 Apparently Secure
Ontario: SU Unrankable
Alberta: SU Unrankable
Newfoundland and Labrador: SU Unrankable
New Brunswick: SU Unrankable

Ranks looked up 3 September 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

Peck, S.B. 1988. A review of the cave fauna of Canada, and the composition and ecology of the invertebrate fauna of caves and mines in Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology 66: 1197–1213. doi:10.1139/z88-176

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 3 September 2026.

How to cite this account

Bathyphantes reprobus (Kulczyński, 1916). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1520. https://cavebiology.org/species/bathyphantes-reprobus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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