Gnaphosa borea

Gnaphosa borea is a ground spider species with Holarctic distribution. It is found in boreal forests in Russia (Tuva, South Siberia[1]), in the United States (Toolik Lake, Alaska,[2] Mount Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine[3]) and in Canada (Alberta,[4] Saskatchewan,[5] Yukon[6]).

Gnaphosa borea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Gnaphosa
Species:
G. borea
Binomial name
Gnaphosa borea
Kulczynski, 1908
Synonyms
  • Gnaphosa mima Chamberlin, 1933
  • Gnaphosa subparvula Fox, 1938

This species appears to be dependent on some of the conditions associated with wildfires as it is absent or rarely collected in harvest-origin stands.[4]

See also

References
  1. A Check-List of the Spiders in Tuva, South Siberia with Analysis of their Habitat Distribution (Arachnida: Araneae). Dmitri V. Logunov, Yuri M. Marusik and Seppo Koponen, Ber. nat.-med. Verein Innsbruck, October 1998, volume 85, pages 125-159 (article)
  2. Epigeal Spider (Araneae) Communities in Moist Acidic and Dry Heath Tundra at Toolik Lake, Alaska. Wyant Karl A., Draney Michael L. and Moore John C., Arctic, antarctic, and alpine research, 2011, vol. 43, no 2, pages 301-312, INIST:24213297
  3. An annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Mount Katahdin, Baxter State Park, Maine, USA. Daniel T. Jennings, Charles D. Dondale and James H. Redner, Maine Forest Service, Forest Health and Monitoring, Technical Report No. 45, October 2012 (article)
  4. Succession of boreal forest spider assemblages following wildfire and harvesting. Christopher M. Buddle, John R. Spence and David W. Langor, Ecography, August 2000, Volume 23, Issue 4, pages 424–436, doi:10.1111/j.1600-0587.2000.tb00299.x
  5. Taxa List for Invertebrates, Saskatchewan Conservation Data Center, 04 April 2013 (list)
  6. Spider Assemblages across Elevational and Latitudinal Gradients in the Yukon Territory, Canada. J.J. Bowden and C.M. Buddle, Arctic, September 2010, volume 63, NO. 3, pages 261–272 (article)
  • "Gnaphosa borea" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Gnaphosa borea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 March 2014.


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