Gnaphosa alpica
Gnaphosa alpica is a ground spider species found in Europe, primarily found in the alpine grasslands of Switzerland and in France.[1] Gnaphosa alpica was first described as a species by French naturalist and arachnologist Eugène Simon(1848-1924).[2] Today, Gnaphosa alpica's range is threatened by shrinking alpine grassland habitats in Europe.[1]
| Gnaphosa alpica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Gnaphosidae |
| Genus: | Gnaphosa |
| Species: | G. alpica |
| Binomial name | |
| Gnaphosa alpica Simon, 1878 | |
Description
Gnaphosa alpica typically measures 8.2 mm long and 2.9 mm wide. Its frontquarters are brown and its hindquarters are grey-black.[1]
See also
References
- Rezac, Milan; Ruzicka, Vlastimil; Oger, Pierre; Rezacova, Veronika (2018). "European species of the Gnaphosa alpica complex (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". Zootaxa. 4370 (3): 289–294. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4370.3.9. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- Simon, Eugène (1878). Les Arachnides de France, vol. IV (in French). Paris: Encyclopédie Roret.
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