Distribution Records PDF
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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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Male Carapace 1 .65 mm long, 1 .22 mm wide, with a submargina l
light band and the usual tuning-fork pattern . Dorsum heavily pigmented, with a light
hastate mark over the heart. Sternum, coxae, labium and endites light amber colored
without markings; venter similarly colored, but with pigment along the mid-line abou t
one-third the width of the venter .
Female: submarginal light band and tuning-fork pattern as in the male . Dorsum with paire d
White spots; ventral surface yellow, immaculate except for light pigment in center o f
venter. Eye arrangement and toothing of chelicerae similar to male .
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total_length |
Male Carapace 1 .65 mm long, 1 .22 mm wide; Female Carapace 1 .67 mm long, 1 .12 mm wide |
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adult_id | 1 identifiable by photo 2 identifiable by photo of specific features and/or supplementary info 3 identifiable from specimen only |
abundance |
June - August. Barne s
(1953a) listed this species as the most abundant Pirata in the coastal area of North
Carolina . |
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North Carolina westward to Louisiana
and Arkansas and southward throughout Florida and into the British West Indies . |
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checklist_mt_low <4,000 ft. | |
checklist_pd Piedmont | |
checklist_cp Coastal Plain | |
habitat |
In North Carolina it was collected in pitfall traps in a variety o f
situations . Barnes (1953) demonstrated a definite habitat distribution for P . suwaneus in
non-forest maritime communities at Beaufort, North Carolina, using pitfall traps . |
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