Arachnids of North Carolina
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Mermessus maculatus - a dwarf spider

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Taxonomy
Order: ARANEAEInfraorder: AraneomorphaeFamily: LinyphiidaeSubfamily: Erigoninae                                                                                 
Identification
Online Description/Photos: BugGuide Google, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, GBIF
Structural photos
Mermessus maculatus
Epigynum NCBP4937		 Mermessus maculatus
Left palp, lateral view, NCBP5400		 Mermessus maculatus
Left palp, mesal view, NCBP5400		 Mermessus maculatus
Left palp, ventral view, NCBP5400
Distribution in North Carolina
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Mermessus maculatus
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 Mermessus maculatus - a dwarf spider

Photos: 24

Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2023-08-05
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Sara Payne on 2022-06-21
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Sara Payne on 2022-06-20
Macon Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Sara Payne on 2022-06-20
Macon Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2022-03-30
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-11-08
Halifax Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-11-08
Halifax Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-05-26
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-05-02
Durham Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-05-02
Durham Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-04-28
Halifax Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-04-28
Halifax Co.
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Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-04-20
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-04-20
Johnston Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-04-12
Moore Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2021-04-12
Moore Co.
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Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-04-01
Johnston Co.
Comment: See "Structural Photos," above, for palp photos.		Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-04-01
Johnston Co.
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Recorded by: Donald ZEPP on 2021-04-01
Johnston Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2020-08-04
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2020-08-04
Ashe Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2020-08-04
Ashe Co.
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Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2019-03-16
Gates Co.
Comment: 		Recorded by: Carol Tingley on 2019-03-16
Gates Co.
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