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Species Pityohyphantes subarcticus

Hammock Spider - Pityohyphantes subarcticus - male Hammock Spider - Pityohyphantes subarcticus - male Carapace, lateral view - Pityohyphantes subarcticus - male carapace, dorsal view - Pityohyphantes subarcticus - male Dorsolateral view, carapace - Pityohyphantes subarcticus - female Ventral view, habitus - Pityohyphantes subarcticus - female spider on snow - Pityohyphantes subarcticus
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 Pityohyphantes (Hammock Spiders)
Species subarcticus (Pityohyphantes subarcticus)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Pityohyphantes subarcticus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943
Size
M: 4.0 - 6.0 mm
F: 5.0 - 7.0 mm
(Paquin & Dupérré, 2003)
Identification
Very similar in appearance to P. costatus.
Range
Nearctic, boreal
Habitat
conifer woods