Nearctic States & Provinces: AB ON YT CO CT MT NH WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/27270
Gnaphosa parvula Banks, 1896
FAMILY: GNAPHOSIDAE Pocock, 1898
Genus: Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804
Species: Gnaphosa parvula Banks, 1896
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 ON YT CO CT 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, boards, beach debris, meadows, bogs
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
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 = 6.41 mm
A = 2.99 mm
C = 2.25 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 8.01 mm
A = 3.34 mm
C = 2.41 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 parvula Banks 1896 |
| Gnaphosa parvula Emerton 1909 |
| Gnaphosa parvula Kaston 1948 |
| Gnaphosa parvula Platnick & Shadab 1975 |
| Gnaphosa parvula Platnick & Dondale 1992 |
| Gnaphosa parvula Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Banks, N. 1896. New North American spiders and mites. Trans. Amer. ent. Soc. 23: 57-77.
Emerton, J. H. 1909. Supplement to the New England Spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 14: 171-236.
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.
†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. brumalis Thorell, 1875 ...............USA, Canada, Alaska
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. 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 parvula Banks, 1896.
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/27270 (Accessed: 10/7/2008 1:43:19 PM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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