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The Southern Alberta Arachnida Survey  

Began in 2000, and covers a large area in the southwest corner of Alberta. Canada. Including, Waterton Lakes National Park, Castle-Crown Wilderness and  Beauvais Lake Provincial Park and many areas in between.

 

The Study Area Lower Sub-Alpine Ecoregion
Foothills Parkland Ecoregion Upper Sub-Alpine Ecoregion
Montane Ecoregion Alpine Ecoregion
Boreal Forest Ecoregion Prairie Ecoregion
Species List  

Species List

Species found so far 01/22/12 

Classified = 158 Pending Classification= 190 Total = 349

 

Ref

Genus

Species Author
  Sub-order: Mygalomorphae
  None as yet    

  Family: Agelenidae

RC.083*

Agelena

  utahana

(Chamberlin & Ivie 1933)

RC.178

Cicurina

 intermedia

(Chamberlin & Ivie 1933)

RC.056

Cicurina

 idahoana

Chamberlin, 1919

RC.342

Cicurina

 arcuata

Keyserling, 1887

RC.105*

Cryphoeca

  exlineae

Roth 1988

RC.178

Cryphoeca

  sp

 
RC.180

Tegenaria

  gigantea

(Chamberlin & Ivie 1935)

RC.224

Tegenaria

 domestica

(Clerck 1757)

RC.393

Tegenaria

 agrestis

(Walckenaer, 1802)

RC.195

Novalena

 intermedia

Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1930

  Family: Amaurobiidae

RC.061

Amaurobius

  borealis

Emerton 1909

RC.307

Cicurina

 schultzi

Exline, 1936

RC.092*

Callobius

  nomeus

(Chamberlin 1919)

RC.417

Callobius

 severus

Simon, 1884

RC.221

Callobius

 sp

 
RC.243

Cybaeopsis

 euoplus

(Bishop & Crosby), 1935

  Family: Anyphaenidae

RC.014

Anyphaena

  pacifica

(Banks 1896)

RC.289

Anyphaena

 aperta

Banks, 1921

  Family: Araneidae

RC.207*

Araneus

  marmoreus

(Clerck 1757)

RC.006*

Araneus

  nordmanni

(Thorell 1870)

RC.208*

Araneus

  saevus

(L. Koch 1872)

RC.209 ?

Araneus

  ?

 
RC.435

Araneus

 sp

 
RC.139 ?

Araneus

  ?

 
RC.047

Araneus

  gemma

(McCook 1888)

RC.203

Araneus

  gemmoides

Chamberlin & Ivie 1935

RC.091 ?

Araneus

  ?

 
RC.019*

Araniella

  displicata

(Hertz 1847)

RC.274

Araniella

 sp

 
RC.442

Araniella

 sp

 
RC.277

Araniella

 sp

 
RC.027

Araniella

  proxima

(Kulczynski 1885)

RC.023*

Cyclosa

  conica

(Pallas 1772)

RC.082

Larinoides

  patagiatus

(Clerck 1757)

RC.293

Larinoides

 cornutus

(Clerck 1757)

RC.453

Neoscona

 arabesca

Walckenaer, 1841

RC.073

Zygiella

  dispar

(Kulezynski 1885)

RC.273

Zygiella

 sp

 
RC.197

Zygiella

  nearctica

Gertsch 1964

 Family: Corinnidae

RC.434

Castianeira

 descripta

Hentz, 1847

RC.432

Castianeira

 gertsch

Kaston, 1945

RC.223

Scotinella

 pugnata

(Emerton, 1890)

RC.262

Scotinella

 sp

 
RC.304

Phruotimpus

 borealis

Emerton, 1911

  Family: Clubionidae

RC.233

Clubiona

 abboti

Koch, 1866

RC.181

Clubiona

 bryantae

Gertsch 1941

RC.058

Clubiona

 canadensis

Emerton 1890

RC.042

Clubiona

 furcata

Emerton 1919

RC.461

Clubiona

 kulczyski

Lessert, 1905

RC.410

Clubiona

 lutescens

Westring, 1851

RC.018

Clubiona

 moesta

Banks, 1896

RC.271

Clubiona

 mutata

Gertsch, 1941

RC.016

Clubiona

 norvegica

Strand 1900

RC.089

Clubiona

 riparia

L. Koch 1866

RC.046*

Clubiona

 pacifica

Banks 1896

RC.353

Clubiona

 pallidula

(Clerck, 1757)

RC.157*

Clubiona

 trivialis

C. L. Koch 1843

RC.418

Cybaeus

 eutypus

Chamberlin & Ivie, 1932

  Family: Dictynidae

RC.136

Argenna

 lorna

Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958

RC.225

Argenna

 obesa

Emerton, 1911

RC.328

Dictyna

 annulipes

Blackwell, 1846

RC.186

Dictyna

 bostoniensis

Emerton, 1888

RC.007*

Dictyna

  brevitarsus

Emerton 1915

RC.015*

Dictyna

  completoides

Ivie 1947

RC.028*

Dictyna

  jonesae

Roewer 1954

RC.041*

Dictyna

  major

Menge 1869

RC.279

Dictyna

 peragrata

Bishop & Ruderman, 1946

RC.265

Dictyna

 phylax

Gertsch & Ivie, 1936

RC.186 ?

Dictyna

 sp

 
RC.346

Dictyna

 sp

 
RC.219

Dictyna

 sp

 
RC.211 ?

Dictyna

  ?

 
RC.225

Lathys

 alberta

Gertsch, 1946

RC.394

Pagomys

 monticola

Gertsch & Mulaik, 1936

RC.177

Tricholathys

 spiralis

Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935

  Family: Gnaphosidae

RC.397

Callilepis

 eremella

Chanberlin, 1928

RC.123*

Callilepis

  pluto

Banks 1896

RC.013

Drassodes

  neglactus

(Keyserling 1887)

RC.445

Drassodes

 gosiutus

Chamberlin, 1919

RC.103

Drassyllus

 depressus

(Emerton, 1890)

RC.361

Gnaphosa

 clara

(Keyserling, 1887)

RC.135

Gnaphosa

  muscorum

(L. Koch 1866)

RC.249

Gnaphosa

 parvula

Banks, 1896

RC.142

Haplodrassus

 chamberlin

Platnick & Shabad 1975

RC.121

Haplodrassus

  eunis

Chamberlin 1922

RC.127

Haplodrassus

  hiemalis

(Emerton 1909)

RC.117

Haplodrassus

  signifer

(C. L. Koch 1839)

RC.141

Haplodrassus

  bicornis

(Emerton 1909)

RC.038

Herpyllus

 ecclesiasticus

Hentz, 1832

RC.101

Micaria

  aenea

Thorell 1871

RC.067

Micaria

  constricta

Emerton 1894

RC.040

Micaria

  emertoni

Gertsch, 1935

RC.077

Micaria

  gertschi

Barrows & Ivie 1942

RC.129

Micaria

  mormon

Gertsch 1935

RC.096

Micaria

  pulicaria

(Sundevall 1831)

RC.076

Micaria

  rossica

Thorell 1875

RC.087

Drassodes

  canadensis

Platnick & Shabad 1975

RC.301

Orodrassus

 coloradebsis

(Emerton, 1877)

RC.134

Sergiolus

 montanus

Emerton 1890

RC.229

Sergiolus

 columbianus

Emerton 1917

RC.161

Sergiolus

 iviei

Platnick & Shadab, 1981

RC.244

Sosticus

 insularis

(Banks, 1895)

RC.074

Zelotes

 exiguoides

Platnick & Shadab, 1983

RC.093

Zelotes

  fratris

Chamberlin 1920

RC.308

Zelotes

 hentzi

Barrows, 1945

RC.147

Zelotes

  puritanus

Chamberlin 1922

RC.026

Zelotes

  lasalanus

(Chamberlin 1928)

RC.110

Zelotes

  tuobus ?

Chamberlin 1919

RC.106

Zelotes

  ?

 

  Family: Hahniidae

RC.427

Dirksia 

 cinctipes

Banks, 1896

RC.387

Ethobuella

 tuonops

Chamberlin & Ivie, 1937

RC.338

Hahnia

 glacialis

Soerensen, 1898

RC.201

Hahnia

 arizonica

Chamberlin, 1942

RC.137

Neoantistea

  agilis

(Keyserling 1887)

RC.344

Neoantistea

 gosiuta

Gertsch, 1935

RC.451

Neoantistea

  magna

(Keyserling 1887)

  Family: Liocranidae

RC.212

Agroeca

 ornata

Banks, 1892

RC.250

Agroeca

 pratensis

Emerton, 1890

  Family: Linyphiidae

RC.125

Allomengea

  dentisetis

(Grube 1861)

RC.175

Allomengea

  pinnata

(Emerton, 1915)

RC.371

Arcuphantea

 fragilis

Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943

RC.202

Arcterigone

  pilferons

(L. Koch)

RC.320

Agyneta

 allosubtilis

Loksa, 1965

P-091

Agyneta

  ?

 
RC.321

Agyneta

 ?

 
RC.329

Agyneta

 ?

 
RC.155

Agyneta

 ?

 
RC.436

Agyneta

  ?

 
RC.108

Agyneta

  ?

 
RC.336

Bathyphantes

 latescens

(Chamberlin, 1919)

RC.242

Bathyphantes

 waneta

Ivie, 1969

RC.428

Bathyphantes

 brevis

Emerton, 1911

RC.269

Bathyphantes

 brevipes

(Emerton, 1917)

RC.159

Bathyphantes

 ?

 
RC.152

Bathyphantes

 ?

 
RC.449

? Carorita

 ?

 
RC.122 ?

Centromerita

 ?

 
RC.100

Centromerus

 ?

 
RC.146

Centromerus

 ?

 
RC.322

Ceraticelus

 rowensis

Levi, 1955

RC.017*

Ceraticelus

  fissiceps

(O. P-Cambridge 1874)

RC.030

Ceraticelus

  crassiceps

Chamberlin & Ivie 1939

RC.149 ?

Ceratinella

  ?

 
RC.038 ?

Ceratinella

  brunnes

Emerton 1882

RC.204 ?

Ceratinella

  ?

 
RC.183?

Ceratinella

 ?

 
RC.166*

Ceratinops

  inflatus

(Emerton 1923)

RC.332

Ceratinops

 ?

 
RC.459

Collinsia

 ksenia

Crosby & Bishop, 1928

RC.315

Dicymbium

 elongatum

(Emerton, 1882)

RC.335

Diplocentria

  bidentata

(Emerton 1882)

RC.319

Diplocentria

 rectangulata

Emerton, 1915

RC.330

Diplocephalus

 ?

 
RC.240

Chocorua

 cuneata

Emerton 1909

RC.010

Diplostyla

 concolor

Wider, 1834

RC.004*

Dismodicus

  decemoculatus

(Emerton 1882)

RC.259

Dismodicus

 ?

 
RC.455

Drapetisca

 alteranda

Chamberlin, 1909

RC.358

Entelecara

 sp

 
RC.183

Entelecara

 media

Kulezynski, 1887

P-067* ?

Eperigone

  trilobata ?

(Emerton 1882)

 RC.372

Erigone

  ?

 
RC.303

Erigone

 dentipalpis

(Wider, 1834)

RC.379

Erigone

 sp

 
RC.339

Estrandia

 grandaeva

(Keyserling, 1886)

RC.179

Gnathonarium

  famelicum

(Keyserling 1886)

RC.003 ?

Gnathonarium

  ?

 
RC.389

Gonatium

 crassipalpum

Bryant, 1933

RC.439

Grammonota

 augusta

Dondale, 1959

RC.367

Grammonota

 sp

 
RC.253

Grammonota

 gigas

(Banks, 1896)

RC.171

Grammonota

 sp

 
RC.151

Halorates

  ksenius

(Crosby & Bishop 1928)

RC.094

Helophora

  tunagyna

Chamberlin & Ivie 1943

RC.331

Hilaira

 nubigena

Hull, 1911

RC.396

Islandiana

  flaveola

(Banks 1892)

RC.234

Islandiana

 longisetosa

Emerton, 1882

RC.009

Islandiana

 sp

 
RC.285

Kaesteneria

 pullata

O. P-Cambridge, 1863

RC.168* ?

Lepthyphantes

  alpinus

(Emerton 1882)

RC.111

Lepthyphantes

  complicatus

(Emerton 1882)

RC.373

Lepthyphantes

 nebulosus

Sundevall, 1830

RC.168

Lepthyphantes

  pollicaris

Zorsch 1937

RC.316

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.362

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.291

Lepthyphantes

 arboreus

Emerton, 1915

RC.196 ?

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.109 ?

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.421

Lepthyphantes

 tenuis

Blackwall, 1852

RC.314

Lepthyphantes

  sp

 
RC.122

Lepthyphantes

  sp

 
RC.254

Lepthyphantes

  sp

 
RC.370

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.218

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.191 ?

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
P-068 ?

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
P-036 ?

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.152 ?

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.300

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.365

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.264

Lepthyphantes

 sp

 
RC.457

Linyphantes

 sp

 
RC.422

Linyphantes

 sp

 
RC.423

Linyphantes

 sp

 
P-083 ?

Macrargus

  pacificus

(Emerton, 1923)

RC.116

Macrargus

 multesimus

(O. P.-Cambridge 1875)

RC.390

Maso

 sundevalli

(Westring, 1851)

RC.075

Microlinyphia

  mandibulata

(Emerton 1882)

RC.382

Microlinyphia

 sp

 
RC.191

Microlinyphia

 sp

 
RC.080

Microneta

  viaria

(Blackwall 1841)

P-078

Meioneta

 sp

 
RC.102

Meioneta 

 sp

 
RC.120

Meioneta

 sp

 
RC.016

Neriene

 radiata

(Walckeneria, 1841)

RC.385

Neriene

 sp

 
RC.383

Neriene

 sp

 
P-035

Oedothorax

  sp

 
RC.317

Oedothorax

   
RC.195 ? Oedothorax ? ?  
RC.136 ? Oedothorax ? ?  
P-077 ? Oedothorax ? ?  
RC.099

Oreonetides

  vaginatus

(Thorell 1872)

RC.148

Oreonetides

 rotundus

(Emerton, 1913)

RC.405

Origanates

 rostratus

Emerton, 1882

RC.426

Pelecopsis

 sculpta

Emerton, 1917

RC.287

Pelecopsis

 mengei

(Simon, 1884)

RC.022

Pityohyphantes

  cristatus

Chamberlin & Ivie 1942

RC.392

Pityohyphantes

 limataneus

Emerton, 1915

RC.072

Pityohyphantes

  sp

 
RC.078

Pocadicnemis 

  pumila

(Blackwall 1841)

RC.349

Poeciloneta  

  aggressa

(Chamberlin & Ivie 1943)

RC.334

Poeciloneta  

   
RC.065

Poeciloneta  

   
RC.205

Porrhomma

  convexum

(Westring 1861)

RC.310

Savignia

 birostra

(Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947

RC.443

Scotinotylus

 sacer

(Crosby, 1929)

RC.440

Scotinotylus

 sanctus

(Crosby, 1929 : 81)

RC.400

Sisis

 rotundus

Emerton, 1925

RC.037

Stemonyphantes

  blaueltae

Gertsch 1951

RC.306

Tapinopa

 bilineata

Banks, 1893

RC.380

Thyreosthenius

 parasiticus ?

 
RC.094

Tunagyna

 debilis

Banks, 1892

RC.357

Typhochrestus

 latithorax

 (Strand, 1905)

RC.252

Walckenaerianius

 aimakensis

Wunderlich, 1995

RC.330

Walckenaeria

 arctica

Millidge, 1983

RC.448

Walckenaeria

 castanea

Emerton, 1882

RC.158

Walckenaeria

 atrotibialis

(O. P.Cambridge 1878)

RC.369

Walckenaeria

 communis

(Emerton, 1882)

RC.156

Walckenaeria

 cornuella

(Chamberlin & Ivie 1939)

RC.144

Walckenaeria

 directa

(O. P.Cambridge 1874)

RC.258

Walckenaeria

 dondalei

(Millidge, 1983)

RC.169

Walckenaeria

 exigua

Millidge 1983

RC.313

Walckenaeria

 vigilax

Blackwall, 1853

RC.341

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.124

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.257

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.198

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.143

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.367

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.363

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.359

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.176

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.231

Walckenaeria

 sp

 
RC.458

Wubana

 atypica

Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936

RC.437

Wubana

 drassoides

Emerton, 1882

RC.125

Zornella

 cultrigera

L. Koch, 1879

  Family: Lycosidae

RC.107*

Alopecosa

  aculeata

(Clerck 1757)

RC.071

Alopecosa

  kochii

(Keyserling 1877)

RC.070*

Arctosa

  alpigena

(Doleschall 1852)

RC.102 ?

Arctosa

  lama ?

 
RC.103 ?

Geolycosa

  missouriensis

 
RC.057*

Hogna

  frondicola

(Emerton 1885)

RC.044

Pardosa

  altamontis

Chamberlin & Ivie 1946

RC.161

Pardosa

  coloradensis

Banks 1894

RC.112*

Pardosa

  concinna

(Thorell 1877)

RC.063*

Pardosa

  distincta

(Blackwall 1846)

RC.104*

Pardosa

  dorsalis

Banks 1894

RC.097*

Pardosa

  dorsuncata

Lowrie & Dondale 1981

RC.043

Pardosa

  fuscula

Thorell 1875

RC.140

Pardosa

  groenlandica

(Thorell 1872)

RC.088*

Pardosa

  mackenziana

(Keyserling 1877)

RC.126*

Pardosa

  moesta

Banks 1894

RC.138

Pardosa

  mulaiki

Gertsch 1934

RC.068 ?

Pardosa

  solituda ?

 
RC.213*

Pardosa

  tesquorum

(Odenwall 1901)

RC.060

Pardosa

  uintana

Gertsch 1933

RC.045*

Pardosa

  xerampelina

(Keyserling 1877)

RC.054

Pirata

  piraticus

Palmgren 1939

RC.052*

Trochosa

  terricola

Thorell 1856

  Family: Philodromidae

RC.114

Apollophanes

  margareta

Lowrie & Gertsch 1955

RC.036*

Ebo

  bucklei

Platnick 1972

RC.001*

Philodromus

  cespitum

(Walckenaer 1802)

RC.153

Philodromus

  pernix

Blackwall 1846

RC.035

Philodromus

  rufus vibrans

Dondale 1964

RC.034

Philodromus

  dispar

Walckenaer 1826

RC.053*

Thanatus

  coloradensis

Keyserling 1880

RC.200

Thanatus

  formicinus

(Clerck 1757)

*

Thanatus

  rubicellus

Mello-Leitao 1929

RC.016*

Tibellus

  oblongus

(Walckenaer 1802)

RC.025 ?

Tibellus

  gertschi ?

Chamberlin & Ivie 1942

  Family: Salticidae

P-028 ? ? ?  
P-002*

Eris

  militaris

(Hertz 1845)

RC.131

Euophrys

  monadnock

Emerton

RC.174 ?

Euophrys

  ?

 
RC.018*

Evarcha

  proszynskii

Marusik & Logunov 1997

RC.172 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
RC.187 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
P-021 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
RC.188 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
RC.118 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
RC.173 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
RC.193 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
P-042 ?

Evarcha

  ?

 
RC.189 ?

Sitticus ?

  ?

 
RC.194 ?

Synageles

  ?

 
RC.119

Pelegrina

  flavipedes

(G. & E. Peckham 1888)

RC.199*

Pellenes

  montaus

Emerton 1894

RC.120 ?

Pellenes

  ?

 
RC.039*

Phidippus

  purpuratus

 
RC.190

Phidippus

  borealis

Banks 1895

P-029*

Talavera

  minuta

(Banks 1895)

  Family: Tetragnathidae

RC.184

Meta

  ?

 
P-001*

Tetragnatha

  laboriosa

Hentz 1850

RC.033

Tetragnatha

  dearmata

Thorell 1873

  Family: Theridiidae

*

Crustulina

  sticta

(O. P.Cambridge 1861)

RC.132 ?

Dipoena

  ?

 
RC.008*

Enoplognatha

  intrepida

(Soerensen 1898)

RC.010

Enoplognatha

  thoracica

(Hahn 1831)

P-060*

Euryopis

  argentea

Emerton 1882

RC.085*

Robertus

  vigerens

(Chamberlin & Ivie 1943)

RC.005*

Steatoda

  albomaculata

(de Geer 1778)

RC.154*

Steatoda

  hespera

(Chamberlin & Ivie 1933)

RC.032*

Theridion

  differens

Emerton 1882

RC.021

Theridion

  lyricum

Walckenaer 1841

RC.051

Theridion

  impressum

L. Koch 1881

RC.048*

Theridion

  montanum

Emerton 1882

RC.031

Theridion

  neomexicanum

Banks 1901

RC.066*

Theridion

  sexpunctatum

Emerton 1882

  Family: Thomisidae

RC.002

Misumena

  vatia

(Clerck 1757)

RC.069

Xysticus

  alboniger

Turnbull 1884

RC.050

Xysticus

  ampullatus

Turnbull 1965

RC.128*

Xysticus

  benefactor

Keyserling 1880

P-022*

Xysticus

  canadensis ?

Gertsch 1934

RC.012

Xysticus

  cristatus

Clerck 1757

RC.055*

Xysticus

  emertoni

Keyserling 1880

RC.098

Xysticus

  ellipticus

Turnbull et. al. 1880

RC.113*

Xysticus

  ferox

Hertz 1847

RC.095

Xysticus

  locuples

Keyserling 1880

RC.064*

Xysticus

  luctuosus

(Blackwall 1836)

RC.133*

Xysticus

  pretiosus

Gertsch 1934

RC.167*

Xysticus

  punctatus ?

Keyserling 1880

RC.086

Xysticus

  triangulosus

Emerton 1894

RC.084*

Xysticus

  triguttatus

Keyserling 1880

  Family: Titanoecidae

RC.130

Titanoeca

  silvicola

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(403) 627-1511
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None as yet
Postal address
PO. Box. 2932, Pincher Creek, Alberta. T0K 1W0, CANADA.
Electronic mail
General Information: spidermanjohn@shaw.ca
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