Gnaphosa microps Holm, 1939
| FAMILY: GNAPHOSIDAE Pocock, 1898 Genus: Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804 Species: Gnaphosa microps Holm, 1939  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
stealthy ground spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
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Distribution & Point Collections
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB ON YT NH
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† ground runners
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Habitat (published): willow thickets, under stones, in moss, meadows, and moors
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Coniferous-dominant forest, 75% standing trees; Along creek; Site 1; Coniferous-dominant , contiguous forest; Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, Control; Wet muskeg; Mixedwood forest, 20% standing trees; Pine forest; Deciduous-dominant with coniferous understory, 10% standing trees; Dry muskeg; Grass, willows - edge of creek; Aspen forest; reclaimed mine tailings; Base camp. Beach; Base camp. Pine forest; Birch point; Base camp. Spruce bog; Poplar, cranberry;
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Descriptions Source:
Platnick, N. I. & C. D. Dondale. 1992. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 19. The ground spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1875: 1-297.
Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
Taxonomic References‡
Almquist, S. 2006. Swedish Araneae, part 2--families Dictynidae to Salticidae. Insect Syst. Ecol., Suppl. 63: 285-601.
Grimm, U. 1985. Die Gnaphosidae Mitteleuropas (Arachnida, Araneae). Abh. naturw. Ver. Hamb. 26: 1-318.
Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig. 1991. Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.
Holm, Å. 1973. On the spiders collected during the Swedish expeditions to Novaya Zemlya and Yenisey in 1875 and 1876. Zoologica Scr. 2: 71-110.
Holm, Å. 1945. Zur Kenntnis der Spinnenfauna des Torneträskgebietes. Ark. Zool. 36(A 15): 1-80.
Holm, Å. 1939. Neue Spinnen aus Schweden. Beschreibung neuer Arten der Familien Drassidae, Theridiidae, Linyphiidae und Micryphantidae. Arkiv. Zool. 31(A8): 1-38.
Koch, L. 1879. Arachniden aus Sibirien und Novaja Semlja, eingesammelt von der schwedischen Expedition im Jahre 1875. Kongl. Svenska. Vet.-Acad. Handl. 16(5): 1-136.
Kulczynski, W. 1916. Araneae Sibiriae occidentalis arcticae. Mém. Ac. Imper. Sci. Petrograd (8) 28(11):1-44.
Marusik, Y. M. & S. Koponen. 2001. Description of a new species and new records of some species of the genus Gnaphosa (Araneae: Ganphosidae) from east Palearctic. Acta arachn. Tokyo 50: 135-144.
Miller, F. 1971. Pavouci-Araneida. Klíc zvíreny CSSR 4: 51-306.
Ovtsharenko, V. I. & Y. M. Marusik. 1996. Additional data on the spiders of the family Gnaphosidae (Aranei) of the north-east of Asia. In ntomological Studies in the North-East of the USSR. USSR Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Vladivostok, pp. 114-130 (
Ovtsharenko, V. I. & Y. M. Marusik. 1988. Spiders of the family Gnaphosidae (Aranei) of the north-east of the USSR (the Magadan Province). Ent. Obozr. 67: 204-217.
Ovtsharenko, V. I., N. I. Platnick & D. X. Song. 1992. A review of the North Asian ground spiders of the genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 212: 1-88.
Palmgren, P. 1943. Die Spinnenfauna Finnlands II. Act. zool. Fennica 36: 1-115.
Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré. 2003. Guide d'identification des araignées de Québec. Fabreries, Suppl. 11 1-251.
Platnick, N. I. & C. D. Dondale. 1992. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 19. The ground spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1875: 1-297.
Platnick, N. I. & M. U. Shadab. 1975. A revision of the spider genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in America. Bull. Am. Mus. nat. Hist. 155: 1-66. 
Stankiewicz, A. 1996. A redescription of Gnaphosa microps Holm, a spider new to Polish fauna (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Bull. Polish Acad. Sci. Biol. Sci. 43: 211-215.
Thaler, K. 1982. Webespinnen (Aranei), Weberknechte (Opiliones). In Löser, S., E. Meyer & K. Thaler, Laufkäfer, Kurzflügelkäfer, Asseln, Webespinnen, Weberknechte und Tausendfüsser des Naturschutzgebietes "Murnauer Moos" und der angrenzenden westlichen Talhänge (Coleopter
Tullgren, A. 1946. Svenska spindelfauna: 3. Egentliga spindlar. Araneae. Fam. 5-7. Clubionidae, Zoridae och Gnaphosidae. Entomologiska Föreningen, Stockholm, 141 pp.
‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Platnick, N. I. & C. D. Dondale. 1992. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Part 19. The ground spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Research Branch, Agriculture Canada, Publ. 1875: 1-297.
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