Dock Spider
Dolomedes scriptus Hentz, 1845
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Araneae |
| Family | Dolomedidae |
| Genus | Dolomedes |
| Species | Dolomedes scriptus Hentz, 1845 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from eight counties across four states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee
Counties
- Illinois
- Monroe, Union
- Indiana
- Monroe
- Kentucky
- Edmonson, Pulaski
- Tennessee
- Fentress, Franklin, Pickett
Conservation and management
NatureServe
G5 Secure
National ranks
- Canada
- N5 Secure
- United States
- NNR
Subnational ranks
- Manitoba
- SU Unrankable
- Quebec
- SNR Unranked
- Nova Scotia
- SU Unrankable
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- S5 Secure
- West Virginia
- SNR Unranked
- Wyoming
- SNR Unranked
- Indiana
- S1 Critically Imperiled
- South Carolina
- SNR Unranked
- Colorado
- 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
- Banta, A.M. 1907. The fauna of Mayfield's Cave. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 67: 1–114. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/60987. details
- Barr, T.C., Jr. & Kuehne, R.A. 1971. Ecological studies in the Mammoth Cave system of Kentucky. II. The Ecosystem. Annales de Speleologie 26: 47–96. doi:10.5038/1827-806X.3.1.10
- Lewis, J.J. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. 2005a. A biological inventory of caves of the Cumberland Plateau. Tennessee Chapter Cave Program, The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 156 pp.
- Lewis, J.J. & Lewis, S.L. 2005. Inventory of the subterranean fauna of Tims Ford State Park, Franklin County, Tennessee. Tennesee Natural Heritage Program, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. 28 pp.
- 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.
- 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 July 2026.
How to cite this account
Dolomedes scriptus Hentz, 1845. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2401. https://cavebiology.org/species/dolomedes-scriptus/ (accessed 22 October 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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