Arachnids of North Carolina
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Thallumetus pineus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) - a mesh web spider

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: ARANEOMORPHAEFamily: DICTYNIDAE                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical 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)

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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.
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Recorded by: Ken Kneidel on 2020-03-29
Mecklenburg Co.
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