Arachnids of North Carolina
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Mimetus notius - a pirate spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Mimetidae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Keys to M. notius due to broad figure on carapace, femora without a distinctly dark apical third, and abdomen more generally covered with dark areas than in M. puritanus
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Mimetus notius
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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 Photo Gallery for Mimetus notius - a pirate spider

Photos: 16

Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-10-05
Rowan Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-04
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-04
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-08
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-08
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-03-15
Buncombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-03-14
Harnett Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-29
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2023-12-29
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-04-21
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2021-04-13
New Hanover Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-10-27
New Hanover Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2019-06-01
Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2016-10-05
Stanly Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2015-04-09
Wake Co.
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