Pirata sedentarius Montgomery, 1904
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Lycosidae |
| Genus | Pirata |
| Species | Pirata sedentarius Montgomery, 1904 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from four counties across two states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Tennessee
Counties
- Illinois
- Calhoun, Monroe, St. Clair
- Tennessee
- Fentress
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Saskatchewan
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Montana
- SNR Unranked
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Lewis, J.J., Moss, P., Tecic, D. & Nelson, M.E. 2003. A conservation focused inventory of subterranean invertebrates of the southwestern Illinois karst. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 65: 9–21.
- Lewis, J.J. 2005. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- 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.
How to cite this account
Pirata sedentarius Montgomery, 1904. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1912. https://cavebiology.org/species/pirata-sedentarius/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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