Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Dactylochelifer copiosus - Forest Chelifer CHELIFERIDAE Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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Distribution Records
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Vetting Levels

Adult phenology:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)

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synonym

taxonomic_comments

Of 44 known species in the genus, two occur in the US – D. silvestris in the west and D. copiosus in the east.

species_comment

Body and pedipalps brown, legs yellowish

id_comments

ID family by all legs with 5 segments, two eyes, femors of legs I and II different in shape to femors of legs III and IV, venom apparatus present in both fixed and moveable fingers of chela. ID genus by male genital sacs present in coxae of leg IV and with well-defined atria. Only one species of this genus occurs in our area.

total_length

Males 2.3 to 2.74 mm Females 2.59 to 3.37 mm

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prey

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behavior

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technical_reference

Hoff, C.C., 1945. New species and records of pseudoscorpions from Arkansas. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, 64, p.34-57. Buddle, C., 2010, Photographic key to the pseudoscorpions of Canada and the adjacent USA, Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification, No. 10. Nelson, S.O., J., 1975. A systematic study of Michigan Pseudoscorpionida (Arachnida). American Midland Naturalist, 93, p.257-301.

adult_id

1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only

abundance

distribution_comments

Central and eastern states, from Mississippi, Arkansas and Michigan, and from Florida north to Nova Scotia

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>=4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom	Frequency Regular – almost always observed on given visit; >=90% chance of observation Frequent – usually observed on a given visit; >=50%<90% chance of observation Infrequent – observed less than 50% of visits; >=25%<50% chance of observation Occasional – observed on only on a small minority of visits; >=10%<25% chance of observation Seldom – not usually seen on visits; <10% chance of observation These terms refer to visits to appropriate habitats made at appropriate times of the year, making use of common sampling/observation methods. Under those conditions, Frequency refers to the chance of observing at least one individual on a given visit made anywhere within a particular region, or over multiple visits to a single site.

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<4,000 ft.

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Piedmont

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

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Coastal Plain

Regular	Frequent	Infrequent	Occasional	Seldom

habitat

Often rather dry leaf litter, ground cover and woody debris

observation_methods

Found by sifting leaf litter visually or in a Berlese funnel

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Photo Gallery for Dactylochelifer copiosus Forest Chelifer
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Orange Co. Comment: Dry upland forest, leaf litter	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Orange Co. Comment: Dry upland forest, leaf litter
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Orange Co. Comment: Dry upland forest, leaf litter

Photo Gallery for Dactylochelifer copiosus Forest Chelifer