Dysdera crocata

C. L. Koch, 1838

Woodlouse Spider

GNRUnranked Found in 38 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.110813
Element CodeILARAL4010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyDysderidae
GenusDysdera
Other Common Names
Dysdère armée (FR) Woodlouse Hunter Spider (EN)
Concept Reference
Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
West VirginiaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IdahoSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
WyomingSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaNNA
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
QuebecSNANo
Roadless Areas (38)
California (10)
AreaForestAcres
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
LaddCleveland National Forest5,300
Magic MountainAngeles National Forest15,542
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
TequepisLos Padres National Forest9,080
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Nevada (3)
AreaForestAcres
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
Rose - Big MeadowsHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest311
Rose - Davis Mdw.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,361
New Mexico (4)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Juan de Gabaldon GrantSanta Fe National Forest8,023
Nichols ReservoirSanta Fe National Forest1,518
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Utah (19)
AreaForestAcres
418024Uinta National Forest51,699
418025Uinta National Forest32,698
Beehive PeakFishlake National Forest59,137
Boulder MountainWasatch-Cache National Forest8,852
Burch CreekWasatch-Cache National Forest6,938
HogsbackWasatch-Cache National Forest7,936
Lewis PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest11,616
Lone Peak ContiguousWasatch-Cache National Forest874
Mahogany RangeWasatch-Cache National Forest11,409
Middle FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,296
Mt. Logan NorthWasatch-Cache National Forest18,930
Mt. Logan SouthWasatch-Cache National Forest17,014
Mt. Logan WestWasatch-Cache National Forest5,285
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
North FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest8,148
Oak CreekFishlake National Forest54,053
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
South FrancisWasatch-Cache National Forest3,374
Stansbury MountainsWasatch-Cache National Forest39,696
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
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. Kaston, B.J. 1972. How to Know the Spiders. Wm C. Brown Company Publishers, Dubuque, Iowa. 272 p.
  3. 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.