Amerikanische Streckerspinne
Tetragnatha shoshone Levi, 1981

Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Subphylum	Chelicerata
Class	Arachnida
Order	Araneae
Family	Tetragnathidae
Genus	Tetragnatha
Species	Tetragnatha shoshone Levi, 1981

Description

Diagnostic characters

Ecological class: Trogloxene
Realm: Terrestrial

Distribution

Range

Known from one county in Illinois.

Continent

North America

Country

United States

States and provinces

Illinois

Counties

Illinois: Monroe

Conservation and management

NatureServe

GNR Unranked

National ranks

Canada: N4 Apparently Secure

Subnational ranks

Manitoba: SU Unrankable
Prince Edward Island: SU Unrankable
Yukon: S4 Apparently Secure
British Columbia: SU Unrankable
Saskatchewan: S4 Apparently Secure
Ontario: SU Unrankable
Northwest Territories: SU Unrankable
Alberta: SU Unrankable
Quebec: 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., 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.

This account was last revised 6 September 2026. Conservation ranks were looked up 2 July 2026.

How to cite this account

Tetragnatha shoshone Levi, 1981. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-3000. https://cavebiology.org/species/tetragnatha-shoshone/ (accessed 22 October 2026).

Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.

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