Arachnids of North Carolina
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Eridantes erigonoides - No Common Name

Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: LinyphiidaeSubfamily: Erigoninae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Total Length: Females (literature): 1.7mm, males 1.5mm. Female specimen shown as NCBP5402 measures 1.9mm, possibly owing to extension of pedicel following death.Adult ID: identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info
Structural photos

Epigynum of NCBP no. 5402
Distribution in North Carolina
Comments: Newfoundland Island, west across southern Canada to Manitoba; south through Nebraska to Arkansas; east through Tennessee, northern GA and SC.
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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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Habitats and Life History
Habitats: Leaf litter, grasses and bushes. Kaston (1948) reports its collection from fences whilst ballooning.
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 Photo Gallery for Eridantes erigonoides - No common name

Photos: 3

Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2021-07-18
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2021-07-18
Johnston Co.
Comment: See "Structural Photos," above for epigynum.
Recorded by: Donald Zepp on 2021-07-18
Johnston Co.
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