Gnaphosa alpica explained

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.

Description

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

See also

Notes and References

  1. Rezac . Milan . Ruzicka . Vlastimil . Oger . Pierre . Rezacova . Veronika . European species of the Gnaphosa alpica complex (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) . Zootaxa . 2018 . 4370 . 3 . 289–294 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4370.3.9 . 28 April 2020.
  2. Book: Simon . Eugène . Les Arachnides de France, vol. IV . 1878 . Encyclopédie Roret . Paris . French.