Arachnids of North Carolina
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Grammonota inusiata Bishop & Crosby, 1933 - a dwarf spider

Grammonota inusiata
Male		Grammonota inusiata
Female		Grammonota inusiata
Female
Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: LINYPHIIDAE                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Comments: Cephalothorax chestnut brown; viewed from above, evenly rounded on the sides, very slightly constricted at the cervical groove and then slightly narrowed towards the front, eyes in profile; viewed from the side, moderately ascending behind to the cervical groove, then in an almost straight line to the back of the head and then rounded over the head to the posterior median eyes. Clypeus almost straight and slightly retreating. Sternum and labium dusky orange, darker at the margin. Endites dusky orange, lighter distally. Legs orange. Abdomen gray with a herring-bone pattern on the posterior half and a dark median line anteriorly
Total Length: Male. Length, 1.9 mm. Female. Length, 2.5 mm.
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Distribution in North Carolina
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Grammonota inusiata
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 Grammonota inusiata - a dwarf spider

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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-05-09
Cumberland Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: M. Milne, B. Bockhahn on 2024-11-03
Cabarrus Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-11-03
Cabarrus Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: M. Milne, B. Bockhahn on 2024-11-03
Cabarrus Co.
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