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Drapetisca alteranda

Chamberlin, 1909

Northern Long-toothed Sheetweaver

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.114112
Element CodeILARA84010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyLinyphiidae
GenusDrapetisca
Other Common Names
Linyphie distincte (FR)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2017-06-05
Change Date2017-06-05
Edition Date1996-05-08
Edition AuthorsSteiner, M.
Range Extent Comments
From the New England states west to Wisconsin (Kaston, 1972).
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Gray carapace with a dark spot on each radial furrow and darkened on each side. Abdomen is oval with a pointed end, also gray with dark spots in a triangular pattern as illustrated by Kaston (1972). Females are slightly larger than males at 4-4.5mm, while males measure only 3.2-3.8mm.

Ecology

Appearance becomes very cryptic against tree bark which is the preferred habitat. Webs can also be quite cryptic as they are spun in a sheet pressed closely against the tree trunk (Kaston, 1972).
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSUYes
OntarioS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
LabradorSUYes
Roadless Areas (3)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
References (3)
  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.
  3. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.