Micaria pulicaria s.l. (Sundevall, 1831)
(a ground spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicaria pulicaria s.l. (a ground spider)
GenusMicaria (a genus of ground spiders)
FamilyGNAPHOSIDAE (ground spiders)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Micaria pulicaria s.l. (a ground spider) :
1: Micaria pulicaria s.l. (a ground spider)
19 Apr 2018 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, near Wood Ant nest
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - alcohol specimen - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - ventral view - alcohol specimen - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - ventral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - pedipalp - outer view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - pedipalp - outer view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Muster, C. & Micjalik, P. 2019 Cryptic diversity in ant-mimic Micaria spiders (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) and a tribute to early naturalists Zoologica Scripta Vol 00: 1-1313.

Micaria pulicaria s.l. (a ground spider) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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