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Mecaphesa asperata

(Hentz, 1847)

Northern Flower Crab Spider

G5Secure Found in 10 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.107987
Element CodeILARAS1010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyThomisidae
GenusMecaphesa
Synonyms
Misumenops asperatus(Hentz, 1847)
Other Common Names
Thomise rugueuse (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
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-09-07
Change Date2015-09-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WyomingSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS4Yes
Roadless Areas (10)
Tennessee (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bald River Gorge AdditionCherokee National Forest1,728
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Virginia (7)
AreaForestAcres
Broad RunJefferson National Forest10,971
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Mountain Lake Addition AJefferson National Forest1,469
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
Shawvers Run AdditionJefferson National Forest1,927
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