Beatty's Sheetweb Cave Spider
Oreonetides beattyi Paquin et al., 2009
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Linyphiidae |
| Genus | Oreonetides |
| Species | Oreonetides beattyi Paquin et al., 2009 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglobiont
- Realm
- Terrestrial
- Troglomorphy
- Troglomorphic
Distribution
Type locality
Smith's Folly Cave, Lawrence Co. IN
Range
Known from 10 counties across five states across three karst regions.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia
Counties
- Indiana
- Jefferson, Lawrence, Ripley
- Maryland
- Washington
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong, Dauphin
- Tennessee
- Blount, Marion
- Virginia
- Montgomery, Tazewell
Karst regions
Appalachians, Interior Low Plateau, Other
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
Global rank last reviewed na.
Subnational ranks
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- Pennsylvania
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 23 August 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.
Other resources
References
- Niemiller, M.L. & Zigler, K.S. 2013. Patterns of cave biodiversity and endemism in the Appalachians and Interior Plateau of Tennessee, USA. PLOS One 8: e64177. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064177
- Paquin, P., Duperre, N., Buckle, D.J. & Lewis, J.J. 2009. Oreonetides beattyi, a new troglobitic spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from eastern North America, and re-description of Oreonetides flavus. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 71: 2–15. https://www.caves.org/pub/journal/PDF/v71/cave-71–01–2.pdf. details
- Reeves, W.K. 2000. Invertebrate cavernicoles of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116: 334–343. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24335885. details
This account was last revised 28 August 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 23 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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