Arachnids of North Carolina
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Wadotes dixiensis Chamberlin 1925 - a funnel weaver

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: AGELENIDAE                                                                                 
Identification
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Wadotes dixiensis
1987 Bennett		 Wadotes dixiensis
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Within its rather restricted range, this species exploit s a variety of habitats from the low oak/ pine forests of the northern Gulf Coastal Plain to the high elevation hardwood forests of the southern Appalachians . Along the Bartram Trail at Wayah Bald, Macon County, North Carolina, W dixiensis is well established in hardwood forests at elevations around 5200 fee t and occurs syntopically with W. bimucronatus within and beneath rotted logs .
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Wadotes dixiensis
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Abundance/Frequency: Mature males have been collected from late September to early May, and adult females throughout the year.
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