Riparian Sac Spider

Clubiona riparia

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
ELCODE: 
ILARA72050
Common Name: 
Riparian Sac Spider
Scientific Name: 
Clubiona riparia
Synonyms: 
Clubiona ornata
Clubiona americana
Naming References: 
B165
R197
Google image search
Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Spider)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Araneae
Family: 
Clubionidae
General Biology

Female Age at Maturity

Adult males have been found May through July, while adult females have been found from May through September (Dondale & Redner 1982).
Habitat
Tall grass marshes, near sloughs and lakes, perhaps mixed conifer-deciduous forests (Dondale & Redner 1982).
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains, Taiga Shield
References: 
B165

Distribution

Alaska to Newfoundland, southward to New Mexico and to Maryland. In the NWT, the species has only been recorded from around Great Slave Lake (Dondale & Redner 1982).
References: 
HSS001

Number of Occurrences

There are three records of this species in the NWT to date; one on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake and two in the Fort Providence and Kakisa areas (Dondale & Redner 1982). Reference: Dondale, C.D. & Redner, J.H. 1982. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 9. The sac spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Clubionidae and Anyphaenidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, ON. 198 pp.
References: 
B165
HSS001
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Regional experts consider this species to be poorly known and unrankable in the NWT.
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Rank drafted in 2010. Rank reviewed in 2014 and 2023 by R. Bennett; no change from Undetermined.
Last Updated: 
July 20, 2024
Status Designations

Canada – Assessment by Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada

COSEWIC Status: 
-

References

Ecozones

  • Dondale C.D. and Redner. (1982) The Insects and Arachnids of Canada part 9 - Hte sac spiders of Canada and Alaska - Araneae:Clubionidae and Anyphaenidae. Agriculture Canada Part 9 ENR Library - B165 Return

Naming

  • Dondale C.D. and Redner. (1982) The Insects and Arachnids of Canada part 9 - Hte sac spiders of Canada and Alaska - Araneae:Clubionidae and Anyphaenidae. Agriculture Canada Part 9 ENR Library - B165 Return
  • Bennett, Robb (2010) DRAFT LIST OF SPIDERS IN CANADA Phylum Chelicerata; Class Arachnida; Order Araneae. - R197 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Dondale C.D. and Redner. (1982) The Insects and Arachnids of Canada part 9 - Hte sac spiders of Canada and Alaska - Araneae:Clubionidae and Anyphaenidae. Agriculture Canada Part 9 ENR Library - B165 Return
  • Bennett R. in Hebert, R. (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS Spiders with ranks poposed by Robb Bennett (09/05/2014). e copy - HSS001 Return

Range Extent

  • Bennett R. in Hebert, R. (2014) A set of 2 e-mails GS Spiders with ranks poposed by Robb Bennett (09/05/2014). e copy - HSS001 Return