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Ariadna bicolor

(Hentz)

a tunnel spider

GNRUnranked Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.109923
Element CodeILARA82010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilySegestriidae
GenusAriadna
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Conservation Status
Edition Date1996-05-08
Edition AuthorsSteiner, M.
Range Extent Comments
From New England south to Florida and west through the central and southern states to Colorado and California (Kaston, 1972).
Ecology & Habitat

Description

A brown and relatively long and narrow cephlothorax. The abdomen is oval shaped, also relatively long, and purplish brown. Females larger than males reaching lengths of 6.1-15mm, while males are 5.4-10.6mm long (Kaston, 1972).

Ecology

A tubular retreat web is built in cracks of trees, rocks, and other crevices or under bark or stones (Kaston, 1972).
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
Roadless Areas (2)
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
References (2)
  1. 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.
  2. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.