Species Callilepis pluto

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Habitat · See Also · Works Cited

Ground spider - Callilepis pluto - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Order Araneae (Spiders)

Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)

No Taxon (Entelegynae)

Family Gnaphosidae (Ground Spiders)

Genus Callilepis

Species pluto (Callilepis pluto)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

See the World Spider Catalog.

Identification

Voucher specimen with epigynum:

Palp

Range

Found from western Northwest Territories to Maine, south to Oregon, Colorado and Alabama(1)

Habitat

Dry places such as rocky hillsides, quarries, and sandy beaches. They use surface debris as daytime shelter.(1)

See Also

Callilepis imbecilla.

Works Cited

1.	Insects and Arachnids of Canada Part 19: The ground spiders of Canada and Alaska : Araneae: Gnaphosidae Norman Platnick & Charles Dondale. 1992. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1875: 1-297.

Contributed by Mandy Howe on 16 July, 2011 - 8:10pm
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 27 February, 2023 - 8:04am

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