Nearctic States & Provinces: AB AK CO MT NH UT WA WY
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected:
The Nearctic Spider Database, http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/27927
Sergiolus montanus (Emerton, 1890)
FAMILY: GNAPHOSIDAE Pocock, 1898
Genus: Sergiolus Simon, 1891
Species: Sergiolus montanus (Emerton, 1890)
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: North America
Nearctic States & Provinces:
AB AK CO MT NH UT WA 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:
pine, oak, aspen forests, sage, beaches and bogs, buildings, talus slopes
Life & Natural History:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Seasonality of Specimen Records:
Image(s) of Habitus:
Credit: Wigney, Bev
Details About Males
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Male Dimensions:
A+B = 4.85 mm
A = 2.31 mm
C = 1.69 mm
Image of External Male Genitalia:
(image not yet available)
Details About Females
Description:
(not yet recorded or unknown)
Female Dimensions:
A+B = 6.89 mm
A = 2.89 mm
C = 2.05 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†
| Poecilochroa montana Emerton 1890 |
| Sergiolus montanus Emerton 1890 |
| Poecilochroa pacifica Banks 1896 |
| Poecilochroa pacifica Banks 1904 |
| Sergiolus montanus Bryant 1908 |
| Poecilochroa abjecta Chamberlin 1936 |
| Poecilochroa montanoides Schenkel 1950 |
| Poecilochroa montana Levi & Field 1954 |
| Sergiolus montanus Platnick & Shadab 1981 |
| Sergiolus montanus Heiss & Allen 1986 |
| Sergiolus montanus Platnick & Dondale 1992 |
| Sergiolus montanus Paquin & Dupérré 2003 |
Taxonomic References†
Banks, N. 1904. Some Arachnida from California. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. (3) 3: 331-376.
Banks, N. 1896. New Californian spiders. Jour. New York ent. Soc. 4: 88-91.
Bryant, E. B. 1908. List of the Araneina. In Fauna of New England, 9. Occas. Pap. Boston Soc. nat. Hist. 7: 1-105.
Chamberlin, R. V. 1936. Records of North American Gnaphosidae with descriptions of new species. Amer. Mus. Novit. 841: 1-30.
Emerton, J. H. 1909. Supplement to the New England Spiders. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 14: 171-236.
Emerton, J. H. 1890. New England spiders of the families Drassidae, Agalenidae and Dysderidae. Trans. Connect. Acad. Arts Sci. 8: 166-206.
Heiss, J. S. & R. T. Allen. 1986. The Gnaphosidae of Arkansas. Bull. Ark. agric. Exp. Stn 885: 1-67.
Levi, H. W. & H. M. Field. 1954. The spiders of Wisconsin. Am. Midl. Nat. 51: 440-467.
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. 1981. A revision of the spider genus Sergiolus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 2717: 1-41.
Schenkel, E. 1950. Spinnentiere aus dem westlichen Nordamerika, gesammelt von Dr. Hans Schenkel-Rudin. Verh. naturf. Ges. Basel 61: 28-92.
†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 Sergiolus Simon, 1891‡‡
S. angustus (Banks, 1904) ...............North America
S. bicolor Banks, 1900 ...............USA, Canada
S. capulatus (Walckenaer, 1837) ...............USA, Canada
S. columbianus (Emerton, 1917) ...............USA, Canada
S. cyaneiventris Simon, 1893 ...............USA, Cuba
S. decoratus Kaston, 1945 ...............USA, Canada
S. gertschi Platnick & Shadab, 1981 ...............USA, Mexico
S. iviei Platnick & Shadab, 1981 ...............USA, Canada
S. kastoni Platnick & Shadab, 1981 ...............USA, Cuba
S. lowelli Chamberlin & Woodbury, 1929 ...............USA, Mexico
S. minutus (Banks, 1898) ...............USA, Cuba, Jamaica
S. ocellatus (Walckenaer, 1837) ...............USA, Canada
S. stella Chamberlin, 1922 ...............USA, Mexico
S. tennesseensis Chamberlin, 1922 ...............USA
S. unimaculatus Emerton, 1915 ...............USA, Canada
‡‡May also include species with Palearctic distribution
Page Reference:
Shorthouse, David P. in prep. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: GNAPHOSIDAE, Sergiolus montanus (Emerton, 1890).
In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/27927 (Accessed: 10/13/2008 12:40:55 AM).
Author Email Address: dshorthouse@eol.org
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