Spiders of North Carolina

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View	LINYPHIIDAE Members:	NC Records
Erigone dentosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 - a dwarf sheetweb weaver

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE

Family: LINYPHIIDAE

Identification

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Left palp, sans part of tibia and palpal bulb. Note diagnostic placement and size of femoral teeth and hooked spines on patella

Note size and placement of cheliceral &quot;teeth.&quot; (left palp removed for examination)

Note diagnostic down-turned tibial apophysis to left in photo.

Distribution in North Carolina

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Adult phenology: High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft. Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft. Piedmont (Pd) Coastal Plain (CP) Click on graph to enlarge

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Status in North Carolina

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Photo Gallery for Erigone dentosa - a dwarf sheetweb weaver		Photos: 10
	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2025-05-08 Nash Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2025-05-08 Nash Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2025-04-20 Wake Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2025-04-20 Wake Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2025-04-17 Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2025-04-17 Wilson Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2025-04-03 Wilson Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-05-31 Wayne Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-05-31 Wayne Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Mark BASINGER & Donald ZEPP on 2024-05-31 Wayne Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Erigone dentosa - a dwarf sheetweb weaver