Spirembolus

Chamberlin, 1920

Spirembolus is a of sheet web in the Linyphiidae, first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920. The genus contains 41 distributed across North America, with records from the United States, Canada, and Mexico. These spiders are small-bodied web-builders characteristic of the sheet weaver . The genus has been subject to taxonomic revision, with many species described by A.F. Millidge in 1980.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Spirembolus: /spaɪˈrɛmbələs/

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Distribution

North America: United States, Canada, and Mexico. -level distributions vary, with some restricted to single countries and others spanning international borders.

Behavior

Constructs sheet webs, typical of Linyphiidae.

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