Spiders of North Carolina

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Thallumetus pineus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) - a mesh web spider

Taxonomy

Order: ARANEAE

Infraorder: ARANEOMORPHAE

Family: DICTYNIDAE

Identification

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BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF

Technical Description: Gertsch, W. J. (1945). Two interesting species of Thallumetus. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences 36: 191-197

Comments: Male palp highly distinctive.

Structural photos

Gertsch's 1945 palpal illustration superimposed on specimen 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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Photo Gallery for Thallumetus pineus - a mesh web spider		Photos: 3
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-03-29 Mecklenburg Co. Comment: Highly distinctive palp show in "Structural photos," above.	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-03-29 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-03-29 Mecklenburg Co. Comment:

Thallumetus pineus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) - a mesh web spider

Photo Gallery for Thallumetus pineus - a mesh web spider

Photos: 3