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Subterranean biodiversity of North America and around the globe
AnimaliaArthropodaChelicerataArachnidaAraneae

Family Linyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859 · Sheetweb and Dwarf Weavers

Species in this portal
45
Ecological class
17 troglophiles, 15 troglobionts, 12 trogloxenes and 1 accidental
Realm
Terrestrial
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
26 states and provinces
Counties
154
Karst regions
Appalachians, Driftless Area, Hawaii, Interior Low Plateau, Other, Ozarks
Conservation
7 of 41 ranked G1 or G2

Genera

  • Agyneta 3 in portal
  • Anthrobia 2 in portal
  • Bathyphantes 5 in portal
  • Centromerus 4 in portal
  • Ceraticelus 2 in portal
  • Erigone 3 in portal
  • Gnathonaroides 1 in portal
  • Islandiana 7 in portal
  • Lepthyphantes 1 in portal
  • Mermessus 5 in portal
  • Neriene 1 in portal
  • Oaphanetes 1 in portal
  • Oreonetides 2 in portal
  • Oreophantes 1 in portal
  • Origanates 1 in portal
  • Phanetta 1 in portal
  • Porrhomma 3 in portal
  • Taranucnus 1 in portal
  • Tenuiphantes 1 in portal

Species in this portal

  • Agyneta gagnei G1G2 HI
  • Agyneta hedini CO, NM
  • Agyneta unimaculata GNR IL
  • Anthrobia coylei G2 KY, TN, VA, WV
  • Anthrobia monmouthia Mammoth Cave Spider G5 AL, KY, TN, VA
  • Bathyphantes alboventris Notch-Tipped Shield Sheetweaver GNR IL, TN
  • Bathyphantes nigrinus Donker Wevertje GNR IN
  • Bathyphantes pallidus Pale Sheetweb Weaver G5 GA, IL, MO, TN
  • Bathyphantes reprobus Reprobus Sheetweb Weaver GNR
  • Bathyphantes weyeri Wide Shield Sheetweaver G4 AR, CO, IN, KY, ME, OH, ON, PA, QC, VA, WI, WV
  • Centromerus cornupalpis Eastern Spurred Sheetweaver GNR AL, IL
  • Centromerus denticulatus GNR AL, GA
  • Centromerus latidens G5 AL, FL, GA, IL, KY, MO, TN
  • Centromerus tennapex TN
  • Ceraticelus fissiceps G5 AL
  • Ceraticelus minutus G5
  • Erigone autumnalis Autumn Money Spider GNR IA, IL
  • Erigone infernalis GNR IN, KY
  • Erigone stygius G1G2 HI
  • Gnathonaroides pedalis GNR
  • Islandiana cavealis Cave Sheet-web Spider GNR IN
  • Islandiana flaveola Unequal Whiskered Money Spider G5 IL
  • Islandiana lewisi cave sheet-web spider G1 IN
  • Islandiana muma G1G2 AL, IL, VA
  • Islandiana princeps Eastern Whiskered Money Spider GNR IL
  • Islandiana speophila Cavern Sheet-web Spider G1 WV
  • Islandiana unicornis G2G3 IL, OK, TX
  • Lepthyphantes leprosus Household Fine Sheetweaver GNR IL
  • Mermessus antraeus GNR IL, NM, TX
  • Mermessus denticulatus Amerikaanse Kasdwergspin GNR AL, IL, NM
  • Mermessus indicabilis GNR IL
  • Mermessus maculatus Sheet-Web Spiders GNR AL, GA, IL, MO, TN
  • Mermessus tridentatus Spider GNR AL, IL, TN
  • Neriene radiata Filmy Dome Spider G5 GA, IL, IN, KY
  • Oaphantes prometheus CA
  • Oreonetides beattyi Beatty's Sheetweb Cave Spider GNR IN, MD, PA, TN, VA
  • Oreonetides vaginatus Undergrowth Sheet-Web Weaver G5
  • Oreophantes recurvatus G5
  • Origanates rostratus GNR AL, TN
  • Phanetta subterranea Subterranean Sheetweb Spider G5 AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MO, NC, OH, TN, VA, WV
  • Porrhomma cavernicola Appalachian Cave Spider G5 AL, AR, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, MD, MO, NC, OK, ON, PA, TN, VA, WV
  • Porrhomma egeria Kelderkleinoogje
  • Porrhomma terrestre Terrestrial Wide-Eyed Sheetweaver GNR IL
  • Taranucnus ornithes GNR AL
  • Tenuiphantes sabulosus GNR AL, IL, TN

No species match that filter.

Other resources

Catalogue of Life
CV7YB
GBIF
3415
ITIS
82743
iNaturalist
67599
NCBI Taxonomy
81835

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