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Megalepthyphantes nebulosus
Species
Megalepthyphantes nebulosus
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class
Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order
Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder
Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon
(Entelegynae)
Family
Linyphiidae (Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders)
Subfamily
Linyphiinae (Sheetweb Spiders)
Genus
Megalepthyphantes
Species
nebulosus
(Megalepthyphantes nebulosus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
previously
Lepthyphantes nebulosus
, see
World Spider Catalog
Range
Non-native in North America (endemic to Europe).
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Collection localities include AR, CO, CT, LA, MA, MI, NE, NH, NY, OH, SC, WA, WI, WY, AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, NF, ON, QC, SK.
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Print References
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. "Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec."
Fabreries, Supplément
11: 1-251.
Roberts, M. J. 1996.
Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe
. Harper Collins, London, 383 pp.
Works Cited
1.
Contributions à la connaissance des Araignées (Araneae) d'Amérique du Nord. Fabreries, Supplément 10.
Pierre Paquin & Donald J. Buckle. 2001. Association des entomologistes amateurs du Québec inc. (AEAQ).
2.
Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska
Paquin, Buckle, Duperre, & Dondale. 2010. Zootaxa 2461: 1–170.
Contributed by
Lynette Elliott
on 10 October, 2011 - 9:51pm
Additional contributions by
Mandy Howe
Last updated 2 February, 2016 - 11:27pm