Spiders of the Yukon - Department of Biological Sciences
Spiders of the Yukon - Department of Biological Sciences
Spiders of the Yukon - Department of Biological Sciences
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100 C.D. Dondale et al.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Alaska Hwy. near Watson L., British Columbia; Kluane National Park; Gravel L., 93<br />
km E Dawson.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: In plant litter.<br />
245. Clubiona furcata Emerton Nearctic-West Beringian, Boreal<br />
Distribution: Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Utah; Siberia (Mikhailov 1990).<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Kathleen L., Kluane National Park.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: On coniferous foliage.<br />
246. Clubiona kulczynskii Lessert Holarctic, Boreal<br />
Distribution: Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Colorado and North Carolina; Europe, Asia.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Kathleen L. and Sheep Mt., Kluane National Park; Dawson.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: On foliage <strong>of</strong> coniferous trees, and litter on sagebrush slopes.<br />
247. Clubiona norvegica Strand Holarctic, Boreal<br />
Distribution: Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Utah and New York; Europe.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Gravel L.; Swim Lks.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: In litter and on foliage <strong>of</strong> low shrubs.<br />
248. Clubiona praematura Emerton Nearctic-West Beringian, Arctic<br />
Distribution: Alaska to Maine; Siberia (Mikhailov 1990).<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: North Fork Pass, Ogilvie Mts.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Under stones.<br />
249. Clubiona riparia L. Koch Holarctic, Boreal<br />
Distribution: Alaska to Newfoundland, south to New Mexico and Maryland; Siberia, Kamchatka,<br />
Japan (Mikhailov 1990).<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Old Crow.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: On riparian plants.<br />
250. Clubiona trivialis C.L. Koch Holarctic, Boreal<br />
Distribution: Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Arizona and New York; Europe, Siberia (Mikhailov 1990).<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Kathleen L.; Whitehorse; Gravel L.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: On foliage <strong>of</strong> spruce.<br />
Family Thomisidae<br />
The thomisids or crab spiders are mainly dark-bodied, ra<strong>the</strong>r flat hunting spiders with<br />
long strong front legs with which <strong>the</strong>y grapple and hold prey while <strong>the</strong>y feed. Most live on<br />
<strong>the</strong> ground, but <strong>the</strong> widespread Misumena vatia (251), or goldenrod spider, is brightly<br />
coloured and usually found on flowering herbs and shrubs. The family is represented by<br />
17 species in <strong>the</strong> <strong>Yukon</strong>.<br />
251. Misumena vatia (Clerck) Holarctic, Boreal<br />
Distribution: Alaska to Newfoundland, south to Mexico; Europe, Asia, North Africa.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Many localities from sou<strong>the</strong>rn border to Rampart House, Peel R., and Old Crow Flats.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: On flowers and foliage <strong>of</strong> herbs, shrubs, and trees.<br />
252. Ozyptila arctica Kulczy:ski Palaearctic-East Beringian,<br />
Subarctic/Alpine<br />
Distribution: Alaska to western Northwest Territories, south to nor<strong>the</strong>rn British Columbia; Scandinavia,<br />
Swiss Alps, Siberia (Hippa et al. 1986).<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: km 465 Dempster Hwy.; June Cr., near Firth R., British Mts.; Cultus Bay, Kluane<br />
National Park.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: On shrubby tundra and alpine tundra.<br />
253. Ozyptila gertschi Kurata Holarctic, Subarctic/Alpine<br />
Distribution: <strong>Yukon</strong> to Labrador, south to sou<strong>the</strong>rn Alberta, North Dakota, and Nova Scotia; Europe.<br />
<strong>Yukon</strong> records: Swim Lks.; Gravel L.<br />
<strong>Biological</strong> information: Among stones at high elevations.