Arachnids of North Carolina
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Calymmaria persica - a basket-web weaver

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Basket web often with dew drop 		Calymmaria persica
Egg sac		Calymmaria persica
Male
Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: Cybaeidae                                                                                 
Comments: Calymmaria persica can be easily separated from the other species occurring in the Appalachian Mountains, C. virginica, by the form of the epigynum (Figs. 76, 77), and the many differences in the RTA and embolus (Figs. 73–75). Calymmaria persica is a highly variable species, especially in size, which has led to its separation into several species. There appears to be little variation in genitalia among specimens.
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIFTechnical Description: http://www.americanarachnology.org/JoA_free/JoA_v32_n3/arac-032-03-0457.pdf
Comments: Female: Carapace typical. Dorsum of abdomen yellow with pale gray basal lanceolate mark followed by three dark gray transverse chevrons and one spot; venter gray with wide pale yellow lateral longitudinal stripes. Legs annulated, spination typical.. Epigynum externally with v-shaped sclerotization around opening (Fig. 76); internally with midpiece long, ducts well-separated at top, blind ducts short, lateral ducts thin, short (Fig. 77). Male: Same as in female Male palpus with PA wide, rounded (Fig. 73); basal RTA with several lobes, medial RTA with proximal and distal lobes, distal RTA long (Figs. 74, 75); tibia with one prolateral spine, several long ventral setae, many short retrolateral setae; cymbium elongate distad, with two spines near base of tip and six spines on tip; embolus thick at base, tapering gradually, conductor with basal lobe pointed
Total Length: Variable. Female: Total length, 4.03–9.70 (6.60); carapace length, 1.55–4.06 (2.67); carapace width, 1.21–2.82 (1.95); femur I length, 1.83–6.00 (3.64). Male: Total length, 6.08–7.28 (6.53); carapace length, 2.95–3.41 (3.19); carapace width, 2.34–2.64 (2.48); femur I length, 2.39–6.20 (4.69). Adult ID: identifiable by photo
Distribution in North Carolina
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Calymmaria persica
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: forest; sagging sheet web under edge of log, root, or rock
See also Habitat Account for Montane Mesic Rock Faces and Crevices
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 Photo Gallery for Calymmaria persica - a basket-web weaver

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Recorded by: Jim Petranka on 2024-08-30
Madison Co.
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Madison Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2024-07-17
Ashe Co.
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Avery Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-08-03
Avery Co.
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Buncombe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2022-07-22
Yancey Co.
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Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-09-15
Alleghany Co.
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Wilkes Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-27
Cherokee Co.
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Graham Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-26
Jackson Co.
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Jackson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-26
Transylvania Co.
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Stokes Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-04
Surry Co.
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Surry Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-08-04
Surry Co.
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Henderson Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-13
Buncombe Co.
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Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-13
Burke Co.
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Burke Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-07-13
McDowell Co.
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Polk Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-06-19
Haywood Co.
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Haywood Co.
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Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn on 2020-06-18
Macon Co.
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Macon Co.
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