Nearctic States & Provinces: AB YT CA CO MT NH WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/27203
Gnaphosa brumalis Thorell, 1875
FAMILY: GNAPHOSIDAE Pocock, 1898
Genus: Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804
Species: Gnaphosa brumalis Thorell, 1875
Author of this page: Shorthouse, David P. (Page is in progress)
Common Names
Family Common Name:
stealthy ground spiders
Genus Common Name:
none
Species Common Name:
none
Distribution
Global Distribution: USA, Canada, Alaska
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB YT CA CO MT NH WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
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.
Recorded Habitats:
under stones in pine forests, talus slopes, tundra
Life & Natural History:
Adult males have been collected from June to August while adult females have been collected from April to September. This species has been collected up to 4400 m elevations in Colorado.
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
(images not yet available)
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 7.21 mm
A = 3.33 mm
C = 2.62 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 8.72 mm
A = 3.75 mm
C = 2.79 mm
Image of Epigynum:
(image not yet available)
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†
| Gnaphosa brumalis Thorell 1875 |
| Gnaphosa scudderi Thorell 1877 |
| Gnaphosa brumalis Emerton 1890 |
| Gnaphosa brumalis Chamberlin 1933 |
| Gnaphosa brumalis Kaston 1948 |
| Gnaphosa brumalis Platnick & Shadab 1975 |
| Gnaphosa brumalis Platnick & Dondale 1992 |
| Gnaphosa brumalis Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Chamberlin, R. V. 1933. Four new spiders of the family Gnaphosidae. Amer. Mus. Novit. 631: 1-7.
Emerton, J. H. 1890. New England spiders of the families Drassidae, Agalenidae and Dysderidae. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 8: 166-206.
Kaston, B. J. 1948. Spiders of Connecticut. Bull. Conn. St. geol. nat. Hist. Surv. 70: 1-874.
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.
Thorell, T. 1877. Descriptions of the Araneae collected in Colorado in 1875, by A. S. Packard jun., M.D. Bull. U. S. geol. Surv. 3: 477-529.
Thorell, T. 1875. Notice of some spiders from Labrador. Proc. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 17: 490-504.
†Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog accessible at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/GNAPHOSIDAE.html
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.
Other Nearctic Members of Genus Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804‡‡
G. altudona Chamberlin, 1922 ...............USA
G. antipola Chamberlin, 1933 ...............USA, Canada
G. borea Kulczynski, 1908 ...............Holarctic
G. californica Banks, 1904 ...............USA, Canada
G. clara (Keyserling, 1887) ...............North America
G. dentata Platnick & Shadab, 1975 ...............USA
G. dolosa Herman, 1879 ...............Palearctic
G. fontinalis Keyserling, 1887 ...............USA, Mexico
G. hirsutipes Banks, 1901 ...............USA, Mexico
G. inconspecta Simon, 1878 ...............Palearctic
G. leporina (L. Koch, 1866) ...............Palearctic
G. lucifuga (Walckenaer, 1802) ...............Palearctic
G. maritima Platnick & Shadab, 1975 ...............USA, Mexico
G. microps Holm, 1939 ...............Holarctic
G. montana (L. Koch, 1866) ...............Palearctic
G. muscorum (L. Koch, 1866) ...............Holarctic
G. nigerrima L. Koch, 1877 ...............Palearctic
G. orites Chamberlin, 1922 ...............Holarctic
G. parvula Banks, 1896 ...............USA, Canada, Alaska
G. salsa Platnick & Shadab, 1975 ...............USA, Mexico
G. saxosa Platnick & Shadab, 1975 ...............USA
G. sericata (L. Koch, 1866) ...............USA to Guatemala, Cuba
G. snohomish Platnick & Shadab, 1975 ...............USA, Canada
G. sticta Kulczynski, 1908 ...............Palearctic
G. synthetica Chamberlin, 1924 ...............USA, Mexico
G. utahana Banks, 1904 ...............USA
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: GNAPHOSIDAE, Gnaphosa brumalis Thorell, 1875.
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/27203 (Accessed: 11/20/2008 10:19:35 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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