Spiders of North Carolina

Arachnids of North Carolina

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Thymoites marxi - a cobweb spider THERIDIIDAE Members:			NC Records	BugGuide Account	Public View

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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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Also found in older literature as Paidisca marxi

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female abdomen orange-white except for darker orange sclerotized areas and small spots at bases of setae (four dorsal sclerotized spots, sclerotized rings around spinnerets); sometimes with dusky dorsal spot and dusky rings around spinnerets. Legs orange-brown with distal segments sometimes dusky. Abdomen also orange-white in male except for darker orange full scutum. Male carapace projecting as a lobe in the eye area.

total_length

females: 1.0-1.3mm; males 1.1-1.6mm

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Levi, H. W. (1957). The spider genera Enoplognatha, Theridion, and Paidisca in America north of Mexico (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 112: 1-124.

adult_id

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

abundance

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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

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Photo Gallery for Thymoites marxi a cobweb spider
	Recorded by: Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment: Adult male taken in Berlese sample of bamboo leaves	Recorded by: Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment: Adult male taken in Berlese sample of bamboo leaves
	Recorded by: Donald Zepp Johnston Co. Comment: Adult male taken in Berlese sample of bamboo leaves	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Johnston Co. Comment: Berlese: bamboo leaf litter
	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Johnston Co. Comment: Berlese: bamboo leaf litter	Recorded by: Donald ZEPP Johnston Co. Comment: Berlese: bamboo leaf litter
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Moore Co. Comment: Hillside seep leaf litter	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Moore Co. Comment: Hillside seep leaf litter
	Recorded by: Carol Tingley Moore Co. Comment: Hillside seep leaf litter	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wilkes Co. Comment:
	Recorded by: Brian Bockhahn Wilkes Co. Comment:

Photo Gallery for Thymoites marxi a cobweb spider