Gnaphosa alpica

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Gnaphosa alpica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Gnaphosa
Species:
G. alpica
Binomial name
Gnaphosa alpica
Simon, 1878

Gnaphosa alpica is a ground spider species found in Europe, primarily found in the alpine grasslands of Switzerland and in France.[1] Gnaphosa alpica was first described as a species by French naturalist and arachnologist Eugène Simon(1848-1924).[2] Today, Gnaphosa alpica's range is threatened by shrinking alpine grassland habitats in Europe.[1]

Description[edit]

Gnaphosa alpica typically measures 8.2 mm long and 2.9 mm wide. Its frontquarters are brown and its hindquarters are grey-black.[1]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Rezac, Milan; Ruzicka, Vlastimil; Oger, Pierre; Rezacova, Veronika (2018). "European species of the Gnaphosa alpica complex (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)". Zootaxa. 4370 (3): 289–294. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4370.3.9. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  2. ^ Simon, Eugène (1878). Les Arachnides de France, vol. IV (in French). Paris: Encyclopédie Roret.