Common Harpoon Sac Spider

Clubiona canadensis

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Common Harpoon Sac Spider
Scientific Name: 
Clubiona canadensis
Naming References: 
B165
R197
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Arachnid (Spider)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Arachnida
Order: 
Araneae
Family: 
Clubionidae
General Biology

Female Age at Maturity

Mature males and females have been found from July to September (Dondale & Redner 1982).
Habitat
Various kinds of trees and shrubs, under loose bark, under stones, and in leaf litter and moss, rarely in houses (Dondale & Redner 1982).
Distribution

Ecozones

Taiga Shield
References: 
B165

Distribution

British Columbia and western NWT to Newfoundland, southward to Colorado and to North Carolina. In the NWT, the species has been recorded from Fort Smith and the East Arm of Great Slave Lake (Dondale & Redner 1982, GBIF).
References: 
HSS001

Number of Occurrences

There are a total of nine reports of this species in the NWT, including one on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake) (Dondale & Redner 1982) and nine at Fort Smith (GBIF). References: (1) 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. (2) https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=CA&taxon_key=2143986&occurrence_status=present&gadm_gid=CAN.6_1
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.
Last Updated: 
July 19, 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