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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Ground Spiders (Gnaphosidae) » Gnaphosa » Gnaphosa dentata

Species Gnaphosa dentata

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Works Cited
G. dentata male - Gnaphosa dentata - male G. dentata male - Gnaphosa dentata - male G. dentata male - Gnaphosa dentata - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Gnaphosidae (Ground Spiders)
Genus Gnaphosa
Species dentata (Gnaphosa dentata)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Size
3-6 mm, females larger.
Identification
Palp
Range
Southwestern United States (1).
Habitat
"Specimens have been collected under stones and at an elevation of 2600 feet (1)".
Season
"Mature males have been taken from March through August, mature females from January through October (1)".
Works Cited
1.A revision of the spider genus Gnaphosa (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in America
Platnick, N. I. & Shadab, M. U. 1975. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 155: 1-66.
Contributed by Ken Schneider on 17 April, 2019 - 1:14pm
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 8 March, 2023 - 9:43am

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