Haplodrassus signifer (C. L. Koch, 1839)
| FAMILY: GNAPHOSIDAE Pocock, 1898 Genus: Haplodrassus Chamberlin, 1922 Species: Haplodrassus signifer (C. L. Koch, 1839)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
stealthy ground spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
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Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
AB ON CO MT NH OK PA SC WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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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
Recorded Habitats: under stones, logs, ground debris, grassland and wheat fields, salt marshes, deciduous and coniferous forests, in association with ephedra, sagebrush, and sphagnum (Platnick & Dondale, 1992).
Life & Natural History: (not yet recorded or unknown)
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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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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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‡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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