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
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.
- 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., 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. 2004. Interstate 66 karst faunal study. Environmental Impact Statement. 17 pp.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
How to cite this account
Dolomedes scriptus Hentz, 1845. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2401. https://cavebiology.org/species/dolomedes-scriptus/ (accessed 6 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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