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Hypochilus sheari

Platnick, 1987

a lampshade weaver

G2Imperiled Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
G2ImperiledGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.119664
Element CodeILARA41020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyHypochilidae
GenusHypochilus
Concept Reference
Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2019-12-22
Change Date2019-12-22
Edition Date2019-12-22
Edition AuthorsHeinold, B.
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent250-1000 square km (about 100-400 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank Reasons
Limited distribution within small range extent, few occurrences.
Range Extent Comments
This species is known from 3 counties in the Balsam and Black Mountains in western North Carolina.
Occurrences Comments
This species is known from approximately 11 occurrences.
Threat Impact Comments
Threats are poorly known and have not been studied specifically to determine effects to this species.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Webs are nearly always on vertical or overhanging surfaces of rock outcrops and boulders which are typically beside or near a stream in deciduous or mixed deciduous-conifer forest and seldom found on relatively exposed and dry rock outcrops (Huf and Coyle 1992).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodForest - Mixed
Palustrine Habitats
Riparian
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
North CarolinaS1Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
1 - Residential & commercial developmentSmall (1-10%)UnknownHigh (continuing)
1.1 - Housing & urban areasSmall (1-10%)UnknownHigh (continuing)
2 - Agriculture & aquacultureUnknownNegligible or <1% pop. declineUnknown
2.1 - Annual & perennial non-timber cropsUnknownNegligible or <1% pop. declineUnknown
4 - Transportation & service corridorsSmall (1-10%)UnknownHigh (continuing)
4.1 - Roads & railroadsSmall (1-10%)UnknownHigh (continuing)

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Roadless Areas (1)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
References (8)
  1. Bockhahn, B., C. Tingley, S. Hall, and T. Howard. 2018. Arachnids of North Carolina. Online data accessed 21 December 2019.
  2. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  3. Corkern, S.R.B. 2012. Factors affecting dispersal and web tenacity in the lampshade spider, <i>Hypochilus pococki</i> Platnick (Araneae: Hypochilidae). M.S. Thesis. Western North Carolina, Cullowhee, NC. 70 pp.
  4. Fergusson, I . 1972. Natural history of the spider <i>Hypochilus thorelli</i> Marx (Hypochilidae). Psyche, 79 :179—199 .
  5. Huff, R.P., and F.A. Coyle. 1992. Systematics of <i>Hypochilus sheari</i> and <i>Hypochilus coylei</i>, two Southern Appalachian lampshade spiders (Araneae, Hypochilidae). Journal of Arachnology 20:40-46.
  6. Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html
  7. Ratcliffe, J. 2018. Natural Heritage Program List of Rare Animal Species of North Carolina. North Carolina Natural Heritage Program Report. 169 pp.
  8. Shear, W. A. 1969. Observations on the predatory behavior of the spider <i>Hypochilus gertschi </i>Hoffman (Hypochilidae). Psyche 76:407-417.