Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Novobisium carolinense - No Common Name Neobisiidae 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

Described by Banks (1895) as Obisium carolinensis. The genus also includes N. ingratum, recorded from Alabama, and N. tenue, recorded from Tennessee and previously considered a subspecies of N. carolinense.

species_comment

Type locality Haywood Co, NC

id_comments

ID the family by each leg with six segments, dentate inner margin on moveable finger of chelicera, and pleural membranes granular. ID the genus by spinneret on moveable finger of chelicera is a rounded knob, four eyes, palpal chela with 4 trichobothria on moveable finger and 8 on fixed finger (Microbisium has 3 and 7, respectively)

total_length

Body length 2.5 - 4 mm

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distribution_reference

technical_reference

Muchmore, W.B., 1967. Novobisium (Arachnida, Chelonethida, Neobisiidae, Neobisiinae), a new genus of pseudoscorpions based on Obisium carolinensis Banks. Entomological News, 78, p.211-215.

adult_id

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

abundance

Fairly common

distribution_comments

Appalachian mountain region from Pennsylvania to Alabama.

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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

Moist leaf litter

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Photo Gallery for Novobisium carolinense No common name
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Ashe Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Yancey Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Yancey Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Avery Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Alexander Co. Comment:	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Chatham Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wilkes Co. Comment: leaf litter	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Ashe Co. Comment: leaf litter
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Ashe Co. Comment: leaf litter

Photo Gallery for Novobisium carolinense No common name