Banded Fishing Spider
Dolomedes vittatus Walckenaer, 1837
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Dolomedidae |
| Genus | Dolomedes |
| Species | Dolomedes vittatus Walckenaer, 1837 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from six counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Illinois, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Madison, Marshall, Morgan
- Illinois
- Johnson
- Tennessee
- Blount, Sevier
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- N2 Imperiled
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Ontario
- S2 Imperiled
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S5 Secure
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
Ranks looked up 2 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.
References
- Lawson, K.M., Schotz, A.R., Jenkins, A.J., Armbruster, J.W., Black, C., Callahan, M., Goertzen, L., Hansen, C., Stephen, C.D.R., Werneke, D., Mendonca, M. & Molina, E. 2021. Planning level survey of Redstone Arsenal for at-risk species and ecologically significant communities. Environmental Management Division, U.S. Army Garrison, Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Alabama, USA. 402 pp.
- Niemiller, M.L., Anderson, C.L., Maxwell, E.C., Midgette, H., Quering, C., Richards, M., Wilson, K. & Wirwa, N. 2025b. A noteworthy range extension of the federally endangered Alabama Cave Shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae) south of the Tennessee River in northern Alabama. Southeastern Naturalist 24: N47-N58. doi:10.1656/058.024.0403
- Peck, S.B. 1989. The cave fauna of Alabama. Part I. The terrestrial invertebrates (excluding insects). National Speleological Society Bulletin 51: 11–33.
- 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.
- 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
- 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 August 2026.
How to cite this account
Dolomedes vittatus Walckenaer, 1837. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2403. https://cavebiology.org/species/dolomedes-vittatus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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