Slender Ground Spider

Gnaphosa parvula

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
ELCODE: 
ILARA52060
Common Name: 
Slender Ground Spider
Scientific Name: 
Gnaphosa parvula
Naming References: 
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 have been found between late May and November, while females have been found between late May and August (throughout their global range) (Platnick & Dondale 1992).
Habitat
Specimens have been found under stones, boards, and beach debris, and in meadows and bogs (Platnick & Dondale 1992).
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Plains
References: 
B164
HSS004

Distribution

Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Colorado and West Virginia. In the NWT, the species has been recorded from Colville Lake, Norman Wells, Fort Simpson, and Fort Smith (Platnick & Dondale 1992, Loboda et al. 2013).

Number of Occurrences

Platnick and Dondale (1992) note a total of three records in the NWT: one in Fort Smith, one in Fort Simpson, and one in Colville Lake. There are also an unknown number of occurrences in Norman Wells (Loboda et al. 2013). 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 Unpublished spider data from Northern Biodiversity Program.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 7, 2024
Status Designations

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

COSEWIC Status: 
-

References

Ecozones

  • 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
  • Loboda et al. (2013) Unpublished data Spiders_NBP(2) received 5/16/2014. e copy - HSS004 Return

Naming

  • Bennett, Robb (2010) DRAFT LIST OF SPIDERS IN CANADA Phylum Chelicerata; Class Arachnida; Order Araneae. - R197 Return