Gnaphosa muscorum L. Koch 1866

• Main Authors: Marusik, Yuri M., Omelko, Mikhail M.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Zenodo 2014
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae; Gnaphosidae; Gnaphosa; Gnaphosa muscorum; Yukon; Canada; Tuva; Kluane Lake; Carmacks; Haines Junction; Cultus Bay; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5612629; https://zenodo.org/record/5612629

Gnaphosa muscorum (L. Koch, 1866) Figs 63 –66, 70– 75; 95–96. Gnaphosa msucorum : Tullgren 1946: 80, fig. 24 A, pl. 12, figs 157–158, pl. 13, figs 159–160 (♂♀); Platnick & Shadab 1975: 34, figs 3 –6, 79– 84 (♂♀); Grimm 1985: 74, figs 42, 54–55, 76 (♂♀); Ovtsharenko et al. 1992: 42, figs 145–148 (♂♀, figs 149–150 refer to G. similis ); Marusik & Koponen 2000: 59, figs 8, 10– 11 (♂♀); Paquin & Dupérré 2003: 77, figs 664–666 (♂♀); Almquist 2006: 402, figs 347 a–e (♂♀). For a complete synonym listing and references see Platnick (2014) —some of the references may refer to G. similis . Material examined . RUSSIA: Tuva : 36 ♂, 5 ♀ (IBPN), SW Tuva Balyk-tyg-Khem (Riv.) upper flow 50 ° 17 ’N 96 ° 39 ’E, 2000 m, 26 – 28.06.1996 (Yu.M. Marusik); ♂, 2 ♀ (IBPN), SE Tuva, Naryn River upper flow, 50 ° 13 ’N 96 ° 15 ’E, 1820–1900 m, 24 – 26.06.1996 (Yu.M Marusik); 3 ♂ (IBPN) SE Tuva, Sangelen Mt. Range Dzhen-Aryk Ckeek middle flow, 50 ° 24.31 ’N 95 ° 26.28 ’E, 1450 m, pitfall traps, 14 – 18.07.1996 (Yu.M. Marusik). MONGOLIA: Tov Aimak: 6 ♂, 2 ♀ (IBPN), 48 ° 22 ’N 106 ° 18 ’E, 1100 m, 18 – 23.06.1997 (Yu.M. Marusik). USA: Alaska : 1 ♀(IBPN), Kathul Mt., environs of Eagle, steppe 25 – 29.08.1990 (D.I. Berman). CANADA: Yukon Territory: 2 ♂, 6 ♀ (IBPN) Kluane Lake, Cultus Bay, 138 ° 20 'W, 61 ° 11 'N, 1200– 1400 m, mountain ridge, under stones, 14.07. 1993 (Yu.M. Marusik); 2 ♀ (IBPN), 5 miles W of Haines Junction, steppe, 7.07. 1993 (Yu.M. Marusik); 1 ♀ (IBPN), environs of Carmacks, 136 22 'W 62 11 'N, 19.07. 1993 (Yu.M. Marusik & D.I. Berman). Comments . This species has been described in several publications listed above. It is very similar to G. similis. Differences between these two species are listed under G. similis . Distribution . The species has an almost circum-Holarctic range and has not been found in Asia east of 115 °E. : Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M. & Omelko, Mikhail M., 2014, A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 3. On new and poorly known Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804 in Zootaxa 3894 (1) , DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3894.1.4, http://zenodo.org/record/251800 : {"references": ["Tullgren, A. (1946) Svenska spindelfauna: 3. Egentliga spindlar. Araneae. Fam. 5 - 7. Clubionidae, Zoridae och Gnaphosidae. Entomologiska Foreningen, Stockholm, 141 pp.", "Platnick, N. I. & Shadab, M. U. (1975) A revision of the spider genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 155, 1 - 66.", "Ovtsharenko, V. I., Platnick, N. I. & Song, D. X. (1992) A review of the North Asian ground spiders of the genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 212, 1 - 88.", "Marusik, Y. M. & Koponen, S. (2000) New data on spiders (Aranei) from the Maritime Province. Arthropoda Selecta, 9 (1), 55 - 68.", "Paquin, P. & Duperre, N. (2003) Guide d'identification des araignees de Quebec. Fabreries Supplement, 11, 1 - 251.", "Almquist, S. (2006) Swedish Araneae, part 2 - families Dictynidae to Salticidae. Insect Systematics and Evolution Supplements, 63, 285 - 601.", "Platnick, N. I. (2014) The World Spider Catalog, Version 14.5 American Museum of Natural History. Available from: http: // research. amnh. org / entomology / spiders / catalog / index. html (Accessed 28 May 2014)"]}