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Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Linyphiidae |
| Genus | Bathyphantes |
| Species | Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 11 counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee
Counties
- Georgia
- Dade
- Illinois
- Calhoun, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Johnson, Monroe, St. Clair
- Missouri
- St. Genevieve
- Tennessee
- Franklin, Van Buren, Warren
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- United States
- NNR
- Canada
- N5 Secure
Subnational ranks
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Tennessee
- SNR Unranked
- Illinois
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- SNR Unranked
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- SU Unrankable
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- Yukon
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Northwest Territories
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Alberta
- S4 Apparently Secure
- British Columbia
- S5 Secure
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Manitoba
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Saskatchewan
- S4 Apparently Secure
- Quebec
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-1519. https://cavebiology.org/species/bathyphantes-pallidus/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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