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Micaria nye
Species
Micaria nye
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
Micaria
Species
nye
(Micaria nye)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the
World Spider Catalog
.
Explanation of Names
Platnick & Shadab, 1988
Size
Males: ~2.8 mm
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1
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Females: ~3.6 mm
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1
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Range
This species is found from California to Texas and north to Idaho as well as Mexico.
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1
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Remarks
"This species can be recignized by the oddly shaped embolus and the elongated paramedian epigynal ducts."
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1
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Works Cited
1.
A Revision of the American Spiders of the Genus Micaria (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
Platnick, Norman I. & Mohammad U. Shadab. 1988. American Museum Novitates, 2916: 1-64.
Contributed by
Laura P.
on 6 April, 2020 - 10:14pm
Additional contributions by
cheins
Last updated 12 March, 2023 - 8:03pm