Gnaphosa muscorum (L. Koch, 1866)
| FAMILY: GNAPHOSIDAE Pocock, 1898 Genus: Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804 Species: Gnaphosa muscorum (L. Koch, 1866)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
stealthy ground spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC ON YT CO MT NH NM OR UT WY
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Natural History & 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): under stones, logs, pieces of fallen bark in open pine and spruce forests, sandy soil, grasslands
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Poplar, cranberry; Avalanche Slope; Rock Slide; Beach ridge; Dry Grassland; River Cobble stones; Mixed Conifer closed Forest; reclaimed mine tailings; Lodgepole Pine closed Forest; Riparian, Cobble Stones; Ridge top; Lodgepole Pine Burnt Forest; Grassland; Rock-Fall; Hay field; Dry muskeg; Riparian, Conifer open Forest; Riparian, Reed bed; South beach; Deciduous-dominant forest, clearcut; Clay-Stoney Eskerine Ridge; Dry Grassland, Steep slope; Wet muskeg; Alpine Meadow; Pine forest;
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
Image(s) of Habitus: 
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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‡
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‡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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