Araneae

ALBERTA SPIDERS

C. Buddle, Nov. 23, 2000, cbuddle@ualberta.ca
Preliminary list of spider species (Araneae) collected in Alberta, Canada
* indicate species collected at the George Lake field station (75 km NW of Edmonton, 16 km W Busby 53o57'N, 114o06'W)
Forest type: Mature mixed-wood boreal forest, dominated by Populus tree species
Other species were collected throughout north-central Alberta, in a variety of age-classes of Populus-dominated forest stands (contact C. Buddle for details)
Spiders were collected by Chris Buddle, by primarily pitfall trapping during the snow-free seasons of 1996 - 1999.
160 species listed (undetermined species are not included)
Classification, and nomenclature, and family placement followed Platnick (1997)

References:
Coddinton, J.A. and H.W. Levi. 1991. Systematics and evolution of spiders (Araneae). Annu. Rev. Ecol. Syst. 22: 565-592
Platnick, N.I. 1997. Advances in Spider Taxonomy 1992-1995 with redesriptions 1940-1980. P. Merrett (ed.). New York Entomological Society, New York. 976 pages.

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Family Genus Species Authority
Mimetidae Ero canionis Chamberlin & Ivie *
Dictynidae Dictyna annulipes Blackwall *
Dictyna minuta Emerton *
Liocranidae Agroeca ornata Banks *
Gnaphosidae Drassodes neglectus (Keyserling)
Drassyllus niger (Banks)
Gnaphosa borea Kulczy_ski
Gnaphosa brumalis Thorell
Gnaphosa microps Holm
Gnaphosa muscorum (L. Koch)
Gnaphosa parvula Banks *
Haplodrassus hiemalis (Emerton) *
Haplodrassus signifer (C.L. Koch)
Micaria aenea Thorell *
Micaria pulicaria (Sundevall) *
Micaria tripunctata Holm
Orodrassus canadensis Platnick & Shadab
Sergiolus montanus (Emerton) *
Zelotes fratris Chamberlin *
Zelotes puritanus Chamberlin *
Clubionidae Clubiona canadensis Emerton *
Clubiona furcata Emerton
Clubiona kastoni Gertsch *
Clubiona kulczynskii Lessert *
Clubiona moesta Banks *
Clubiona opeongo Edwards
Salticidae Bianor aemulus (Gertsch) *
Eris militaris (Hentz) *
Evarcha hoyi (Peckham & Peckham)
Neon nelli Peckham & Peckham *
Pelegrina flavipedes (Peckham & Peckham)
Pelegrina montana (Emerton)
Thomisidae Coriarachne utahensis (Gertsch) *
Misumena vatia (Clerck)
Ozyptila sincera canadensis Dondale & Redner *
Xysticus britcheri Gertsch
Xysticus canadensis Gertsch
Xysticus durus (Soerenson)
Xysticus elegans Keyserling *
Xysticus ellipticus Turnbull et al.
Xysticus emertoni Keyserling *
Xysticus ferox (Hentz)
Xysticus luctuosus (Blackwall) *
Xysticus obscurus Collett *
Philodromidae Philodromus oneida Levi *
Philodromus praelustris Keyserling *
Philodromus rufus quartus Dondale & Redner *
Philodromus rufus vibrans Dondale *
Thanatus formicinus (Clerck) *
Thanatus striatus C.L. Koch *
Tibellus maritimus (Menge)
Tibellus oblongus (Walckenaer)
Amaurobiidae Amaurobius borealis Emerton *
Cybaeopsis euopla (Bishop & Crosby) *
Agelenidae Agelenopsis utahana (Chamberlin & Ivie) *
Hahniidae Cryphoeca exlinae Roth
Hahnia cinerea Emerton *
Neoantistea magna (Keyserling) *
Lycosidae Alopecosa aculeata (Clerck) *
Arctobius agelenoides (Emerton)
Arctosa alpigena (Doleschall)
Arctosa raptor (Kulczy_ski)
Arctosa emertoni Gertsch
Pardosa furcifer (Thorell)
Pardosa fuscula (Thorell) *
Pardosa hyperborea (Thorell) *
Pardosa mackenziana (Keyserling) *
Pardosa moesta Banks *
Pardosa ontariensis Gertsch *
Pardosa tesquorum (Odenwall)
Pardosa uintana Gertsch
Pardosa xerampelina (Keyserling) *
Pirata bryantae Kurata *
Pirata insularis Emerton *
Pirata piraticus (Clerck) *
Trochosa terricola Thorell *
Araneidae Araneus marmoreus Clerck
Araneus iviei (Archer) *
Cyclosa conica (Pallas)
Hyposinga rubens (Hentz)
Larinioides cornutus (Clerck) *
Larinioides patagiatus (Clerck) *
Neoscona arabesca (Walckenaer)
Linyphiidae Agyneta olivacea (Emerton)
Allomengea dentisetis (Grube) *
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks) *
Centromerus sylvaticus (Blackwall) *
Ceraticelus fissiceps (O.P.-Cambridge) *
Ceraticelus laetabilis (O.P.-Cambridge)
Ceratinella alaskae Chamberlin & Ivie
Ceratinella brunnea Emerton *
Ceratinopsis stativa (Simon) *
Cnephalocotes obscurus (Blackwall)
Collinsia clypiella (Chamberlin)
Diplocentria bidentata (Emerton) *
Diplocephalus subrostratus (O.P.-Cambridge) *
Dismodicus alticeps Chamberlin & Ivie *
Drapetisca alteranda Chamberlin *
Eperigone trilobata (Emerton)
Eridantes utibilis Crosby & Bishop *
Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop *
Erigone dentrigera O.P.-Cambridge *
Estrandia grandaeva (Keyserling)
Frontinella pyramitela (Walckenaer)
Gnathonarium suppositum (Kulczy_ski)
Gnathonaroides pedalis (Emerton) *
Gonatium crassipalpum Bryant *
Grammonota gigas (Banks) *
Helophora insignis (Blackwall) *
Hybauchenidium gibbosum (Soerenson)
Lepthyphantes alpinus (Emerton) *
Lepthyphantes complicatus (Emerton)
Lepthyphantes intricatus (Emerton) *
Lepthyphantes turbatrix (O.P.-Cambridge) *
Lepthyphantes zebra (Emerton) *
Micrargus longitarsus (Emerton) *
Microlinyphia mandibulata (Emerton) *
Microneta viaria (Blackwall) *
Neriene clathrata (Sundevall) *
Neriene radiata (Walckenaer)
Oedothorax trilobatus (Banks) *
Oreonetides rectangulatus (Emerton)
Oreonetides recurvatus (Emerton) *
Oreonetides rotundus (Emerton) *
Oreonetides vaginatus (Thorell) *
Phlattothrata minuta (Emerton) *
Pityohyphantes costatus (Hentz) *
Pityophyhantes subarcticus Chamberlin & Ivie
Pocadicnemis americana Millidge *
Porrhomma terrestre (Emerton) *
Sciastes truncatus (Emerton) *
Scirites pectinatus (Emerton) *
Scironis tarsalis Emerton
Sisicottus montanus (Emerton) *
Sisicottus nesides (Chamberlin)
Souessa spinifera (O.P.-Cambridge) *
Tapinocyba simplex (Emerton) *
Tunagyna debilis (Banks) *
Walckenaeria atrotibialis O.P.-Cambridge *
Walckenaeria castanea (Emerton) *
Walckenaeria directa (O.P.-Cambridge) *
Walckenaeria exigua Millidge
Walckenaeria karpinskii (O.P.-Cambridge)
Walckenaeria nr. breviaria *
Walckenaeria prominens Millidge *
Zornella cultrigera (L.Koch) *
Theridiidae Enoplognatha intrepida (Sorensen) *
Euryopis argentia Emerton *
Robertus fuscus (Emerton) *
Steatoda borealis (Hentz) *
Theridion aurantium Emerton *
Theridion differens Emerton
Theridion impressum L. Koch
Theridion sexpunctatum Emerton *
Theridula emertoni Levi *
Tetragnathidae Pachygnatha clercki Sundevall *
Tetragnatha extensa (L.)
Tetragnatha laboriosa Hentz
Tetragnatha straminea Emerton
Tetragnatha versicolor Walckenaer *