Plugged Antmimic Ground Spider

Micaria aenea

General Status Rank: 
Secure
ELCODE: 
ILARAN1070
Common Name: 
Plugged Antmimic Ground Spider
Scientific Name: 
Micaria aenea
Synonyms: 
Micaria foveata
Micaria tetonia
Micaria norvegica
Micaria vandeli
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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 females have been observed between June and August, while mature males have been observed between May and July (considering occurrences across global range) (Platnick & Dondale 1992).
Habitat
Specimens have been found in grass within or at the margins of fir, spruce, and lodgepole pine forests; and in litter or under stones in meadows, bogs, and fens (Platnick & Dondale 1992).
Distribution

Distribution

Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Utah, Colorado, and Maine; Europe. In the NWT, the species has been recorded from Norman Wells, Wrigley, Yellowknife, and Wood Buffalo National Park (Platnick & Dondale 1992, Loboda et al. 2013, GBIF).

Number of Occurrences

Platnick & Dondale (1992) note one species record in the NWT; at Wrigley. There are also an unspecified number of occurrences in Norman Wells and Yellowknife (Loboda et al. 2013) and GBIF includes three additional records from Wood Buffalo National Park. 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 Unpublished spider data from Northern Biodiversity Program. (3) https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=CA&taxon_key=5168233&occurrence_status=present&gadm_gid=CAN.6_1
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Probably secure. Although regional experts consider this species to be unrankable in the NWT, recent data (Loboda et al. 2013) indicate this species is likely Secure in the NWT.
S Rank: 
S3S5
Decision Process Description: 
Originally ranked in 2010 by S. Cannings, M. Anions, P. Paquin, D. Buckle, and R. Bennett. Reviewed in 2014 by R. Bennett; changed from Undetermined to Secure. Reviewed by R. Bennett in 2023; no change.
Last Updated: 
August 7, 2024
Status Designations

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

COSEWIC Status: 
-

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