Gnaphosa alpica

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]

Gnaphosa alpica
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G. alpica
Binomial name
Gnaphosa alpica
Simon, 1878

Description

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

See also

References

  1. 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.

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