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Callilepis pluto
Species
Callilepis pluto
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