Common Notched Ground Hunter

Drassodes neglectus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
ELCODE: 
ILARAG0010
Common Name: 
Common Notched Ground Hunter
Scientific Name: 
Drassodes neglectus
Synonyms: 
Drassus neglectus
Drassus inornatus
Drassus humilis
Naming References: 
B164
R197
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Spider)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Araneae
Family: 
Gnaphosidae
General Biology

Female Age at Maturity

Mature males and females have been found between March and October (Platnick & Dondale 1992).
Habitat
Specimens have been collected under stones and loose bark, on pebbly beaches, in fields, talus, and houses, and in association with lodgepole, ponderosa, and jack pine, spruce fir, juniper, scrub oak, birch, sagebrush, and sphagnum (Platnick & Dondale 1992).
Distribution

Distribution

Alaska to Nova Scotia, south to Arizona, New Mexico, and West Virginia; Russia (Platnick & Dondale 1992). In the NWT, the species has been reported from Norman Wells, the Yellowknife area, and Fort Smith (Platnick & Dondale 1992, Loboda et al. 2013).

Number of Occurrences

There are a total of four records of this species in the NWT. Platnick & Dondale (1992) report two records from the NWT: one in Fort Smith and one in the Yellowknife area. Loboda et al. (2013) report an unknown number of occurrences in Norman Wells and Yellowknife. References: (1) Platnick, N.I. & Dondale, C.D. 1992. The Insects and Arachnids of Canada. Part 19. The ground spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, ON. 302 pp. (2) Loboda et al. 2013. Unpublished spider data from Northern Biodiversity Program.
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: 
Originally ranked in 2010 by S. Cannings, M. Anions, P. Paquin, D. Buckle, and R. Bennett. Rank reviewed in 2014 and 2023 by R. Bennett; no change.
Last Updated: 
August 6, 2024
Status Designations

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

COSEWIC Status: 
-

References

Naming

  • Dondale, C.D., J.H. Redner, P. Paquin, and H.W. Levi The Insects and Arachnids of Canada, Part 19, The Ground Spiders of Canada and Alaska, Araneae: Gnaphosidae. NRS Research Press ENR Library QL 434.52.A1I5 pt.19 - B164 Return
  • Bennett, Robb (2010) DRAFT LIST OF SPIDERS IN CANADA Phylum Chelicerata; Class Arachnida; Order Araneae. - R197 Return