Hypochilus coylei
Platnick, 1987
lampshade weaver
Hypochilus coylei is a lampshade spider described by Platnick in 1987 from the southern Appalachian Mountains of western North Carolina. It belongs to a relictual of microhabitat with disjunct distributions across three North American montane regions. The is sister to H. thorelli and exhibits extreme genetic divergence coupled with morphological stasis, characteristic of short-range with limited ability.
Pronunciation
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Identification
Sister to H. thorelli within the Appalachian clade; distinguished from other Hypochilus species by geographic location in the southern Appalachians. As with other lampshade spiders, identification requires examination of genitalic and consideration of microendemic distribution patterns.
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Habitat
Shaded, mesic rock outcrop in montane regions; restricted to a 35-mile north-south corridor of mountain range in western North Carolina.
Distribution
to western North Carolina, United States; part of the southern Appalachian regional clade of Hypochilus.
Diet
Life Cycle
Two-year .
Behavior
Microhabitat with extraordinarily low vagility; exhibits extreme genetic structuring and limited female-biased ; shows morphological stasis despite deep genetic divergence.
Similar Taxa
- Hypochilus thorelliSister within the Appalachian clade; closely related and geographically proximate in the southern Appalachians.
- Hypochilus pocockiAnother Appalachian ; distinguished by genetic structure and geographic distribution, though morphologically similar due to conserved in the .
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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