Micaria pulicaria (Sundevall, 1831)
| FAMILY: GNAPHOSIDAE Pocock, 1898 Genus: Micaria Westring, 1851 Species: Micaria pulicaria (Sundevall, 1831)  |
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Common Names
Family Common Name:
stealthy ground spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
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Point Collections & Seasonality
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: AB BC ON YT AK CO CT MT NH WA
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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): fields, meadows, deciduous and mixed deciduous and condiferous forests, bogs, fens
Habitat (<30 randomly chosen specimens): Aspen forest; Lodgepole Pine closed Forest; Mixedwood forest; Cosatal Beach; Lodgepole Pine open Forest; reclaimed mine tailings; Black Cottonwood; Wetland; Lodgepole Pine Burnt Forest; Deciduous-dominant forest, clearcut; Lodgepole Pine cloesd young Forest;
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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‡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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