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Sphodros niger

(Hentz, 1842)

Black Purse-web Spider

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 15 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.110915
Element CodeILARA08040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAtypidae
GenusSphodros
Other Common Names
Black Purseweb Spider (EN) Black Purseweb Tarantula (EN) Mygale obscure (FR)
Concept Reference
Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-01-31
Change Date1994-01-31
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaS2Yes
WisconsinSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
VirginiaS3Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS3Yes
Roadless Areas (15)
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
North Carolina (4)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Mackey MountainPisgah National Forest5,934
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devil's BackboneCherokee National Forest4,287
Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Hoop HoleJefferson National Forest4,652
James River AdditionJefferson National Forest1,140
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three RidgesGeorge Washington National Forest4,745
Three SistersGeorge Washington National Forest8,149
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Mountain HopevilleMonongahela National Forest6,525
References (3)
  1. Breene, R.G., D.A. Dean, G.B. Edwards, B. Hebert, H.W. Levi, G. Manning, K. McWest, and L. Sorkin. 2003. Common names of Arachnids 2003. 5th edition. The American Arachnological Society Committee on Common Names of Arachnids. American Tarantula Society.
  2. Paquin, P., D. J. Buckle, N. Duperre, and C. D. Dondale. 2010. Checklist of the spiders (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa 2461:1-170.
  3. Platnick, N.I. 2002. The world spider catalog, Version 2.5. The American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog81-87/index.html