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Cheiracanthium mildei

L. Koch, 1864

Yellow Sac Spider

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.808292

Element CodeILARAL1020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal

KingdomAnimalia

PhylumArthropoda

ClassArachnida

OrderAraneae

FamilyMiturgidae

GenusCheiracanthium

Other Common Names

Milde's Prowling Spider (EN) Miturge de Milde (FR)

Concept Reference

Platnick, N. I. 2007. The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	Yes
Ontario	SNA	No

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes
Rhode Island	SNR	Yes

Roadless Areas (5)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Clear Lake	Apalachicola National Forest	5,592

Utah (4)

Area	Forest	Acres
418025	Uinta National Forest	32,698
Burch Creek	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	6,938
Lewis Peak	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	11,616
Wellsville	Wasatch-Cache National Forest	1,717

References (6)

Bryant, E. B., 1951. Redescription of Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch, a recent spider immigrant from Europe. Psyche 58: 120-123.
Krinsky, W. L. 1987. Envenomation by the sac spider Chiracanthium mildei. Cutis 40 (2): 127-129.
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.
Platnick, N. I. 2007. The world spider catalog, version 8.0. American Museum of Natural History. Online. Available: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: MITURGIDAE, Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch, 1864. In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://c
Spielman, A. and H. W. Levi. 1970. Probable envenomation by Chiracanthium mildei, a spider found in houses. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 19 (4): 729-732.