Arachnids of North Carolina
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Elaver excepta - a sac spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Clubionidae                                                                                 
Comments: Described as Clubiona pallens, Hentz, 1847, but that epithet was preoccupied and the species renamed excepta. The genus Elaver was formally revalidated by Brescovit, Bonaldo & Mikhailov, 1994.
Identification
Online Description/Photos: Dusky heartmark anterior to chevrons markings on a grayish-tan abdomen. Trapezoidal-shaped, dusky markings laterad to chevrons. Metatarsi and tarsi darker than other leg segments. BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: Edwards, R. J. (1958). The spider subfamily Clubioninae of the United States, Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Clubionidae). Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 118: 365-436. (as Clubionoides e.)
Total Length: Females 6.7-7.4mm, males 4.5-6.5Adult ID: identifiable by photo
Structural Features: Females have an epigynal scape attached at its anterior end, unique to this species among the members of this genus.
Structural photos
Elaver excepta
Species-unique epigynal scape (photo by Carol Tingley)
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: East coast to Great Plains; Quebec to Florida.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Elaver excepta
Adult phenology:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: old field, deciduous forest, taken by Kaston (1948) on pine trees.
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Behavior: Nocturnal hunter, often hides in silk "cocoons" under dead leaves, loose bark, and stones.
Status in North Carolina
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 Photo Gallery for Elaver excepta - a sac spider

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Recorded by: Marilyn Westphal on 2025-10-14
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-06
Madison Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka and Becky Elkin on 2025-10-06
Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-07-31
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-07-16
Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11
Edgecombe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-06-11
Edgecombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-06-03
Currituck Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-18
McDowell Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-05-18
McDowell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-05-08
Nash Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger and Donald Zepp on 2025-05-08
Nash Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22
Franklin Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-22
Franklin Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-09
Wilson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2025-04-09
Wilson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2025-03-12
Carteret Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-09-05
Henderson Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-09-05
Henderson Co.
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Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Mark Basinger on 2024-08-03
Mitchell Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-24
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-24
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-02
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Jim Petranka, Mark Basinger, and Becky Elkin on 2024-06-25
Yancey Co.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-24
Watauga Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2024-06-24
Watauga Co.
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