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Gnaphosa fontinalis
Gnaphosa fontinalis is a ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae, first described by Keyserling in 1887. It is one of numerous Gnaphosa species found in North America. The species epithet 'fontinalis' suggests an association with springs or fountains, though this ecological connection has not been explicitly documented in available sources.
spider ground-spider Gnaphosidae North-America Mexico USA Keyserling-1887
Gnaphosa parvula
Gnaphosa parvula is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the United States and Canada, with records from Alberta and British Columbia in Canada. The species was described by Banks in 1896.
spider ground-spider Gnaphosidae North-America Canada USA Alberta British-Columbia
Goneatara
dwarf spiders
Goneatara is a genus of dwarf spiders in the family Linyphiidae, first described by S.C. Bishop and C.R. Crosby in 1935. The genus contains four recognized species, all endemic to the United States. These spiders are small-bodied members of the sheet-web weaving family, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented. The genus is rarely encountered in scientific literature beyond taxonomic descriptions.
Arachnida Araneae Linyphiidae dwarf-spiders North-America USA sheet-web-spiders
Grammonota gentilis
dwarf spider
Grammonota gentilis is a species of dwarf spider in the family Linyphiidae, first described by Nathan Banks in 1898. It belongs to a large family of small sheet-web weaving spiders commonly known as money spiders or dwarf spiders. The species has been recorded from North America, with specific observations from Alberta, Canada and the United States.
spider arachnid dwarf-spider sheet-web-weaver North-America Canada USA Alberta
Gymnusa grandiceps
Gymnusa grandiceps is a rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, first described by Casey in 1915. It is distributed across northern North America, with records from Canada and the northeastern United States. The species belongs to the tribe Gymnusini within the subfamily Aleocharinae.
rove-beetle Staphylinidae Aleocharinae Gymnusini North-America Canada USA
Habronattus californicus
Habronattus californicus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is native to western North America, occurring in California and the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. Like other members of the genus Habronattus, males likely possess elaborate courtship displays involving visual and acoustic signals. The genus is known for having some of the most complex multimodal courtship behaviors among terrestrial invertebrates.
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Habronattus formosus
Habronattus formosus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. The species was originally described as Pellenes formosus by Banks in 1906 before being transferred to the genus Habronattus. Like other members of its genus, it is a small, ground-dwelling spider with acute vision used for hunting and courtship. The genus Habronattus is known for elaborate multimodal courtship displays combining visual signals with vibratory drumming.
jumping-spider Salticidae Habronattus North-America USA
Habronattus kawini
Habronattus kawini is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It was originally described as Pellenes kawini by Griswold in 1979 and later transferred to the genus Habronattus. The species is part of a large genus of small, ground-dwelling jumping spiders known for elaborate courtship displays. Like other Habronattus species, it is presumed to be a visual hunter with acute eyesight characteristic of salticids.
jumping-spider Salticidae Habronattus North-America Mexico USA arachnid spider visual-hunter ground-dwelling originally-described-as-Pellenes-kawini Griswold-1979 34-iNaturalist-observations
Habronattus orbus
Habronattus orbus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae, described by Griswold in 1987. It belongs to a large genus of small, primarily North American jumping spiders known for elaborate male courtship displays. Like other Habronattus species, it is likely ground-dwelling and hunts using acute vision rather than webs. The species is recorded from the United States.
jumping-spider Salticidae Habronattus North-America USA Griswold-1987
Habronattus tranquillus
Habronattus tranquillus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It occurs in the United States and Mexico. As a member of the large genus Habronattus, it shares the characteristic jumping spider traits of acute vision and active hunting behavior. The genus is known for complex multimodal courtship displays in males, combining visual signals with vibratory drumming.
jumping-spider Salticidae Habronattus North-America Mexico USA arachnid spider
Habronattus ustulatus
Habronattus ustulatus is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico. As a member of the genus Habronattus, it belongs to a diverse group of small, ground-dwelling jumping spiders known for elaborate male courtship displays.
jumping-spider Salticidae Habronattus North-America Mexico USA arachnid ground-dwelling courtship-display
Hamotus opimus
Hamotus opimus is a species of ant-loving beetle in the family Staphylinidae, first described by Fletcher in 1932. It belongs to the subfamily Pselaphinae, a diverse group of small rove beetles often associated with ant colonies. The species is known from scattered records across the eastern and south-central United States. Like other members of its genus, it likely lives in close association with ants, though specific details of this relationship remain poorly documented.
Staphylinidae Pselaphinae myrmecophilous North-America USA leaf-litter-fauna
Haplodrassus taibo
Haplodrassus taibo is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae, first described by Chamberlin in 1919. As a member of this family, it is likely a nocturnal hunter that does not build webs to capture prey. The species is known from the United States, though detailed ecological and behavioral information remains limited.
spider ground-spider North-America USA Gnaphosidae nocturnal-hunter web-less-predator
Haroldiataenius convexus
Haroldiataenius convexus is a species of aphodiine dung beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It was described by Robinson in 1940. The species is known from Texas, USA, within the Nearctic region. As a member of the subfamily Aphodiinae, it is associated with dung decomposition, though specific ecological details for this species remain limited.
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Aphodiinae dung-beetle Nearctic Texas USA 1940-description Eupariini
Harpalus fulvilabris
Harpalus fulvilabris is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Harpalinae, described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1853. It belongs to the genus Harpalus, one of the most diverse genera of Carabidae with over 400 described species. The species is classified within the newly described subgenus Meroharpalus, established with H. fulvilabris as its type species. This subgenus is part of a broader systematic reorganization of the genus Harpalus based on adult morphological characters.
ground-beetle Carabidae Harpalinae Harpalus Meroharpalus type-species North-America Alaska Canada USA
Harpalus somnulentus
Harpalus somnulentus is a ground beetle species in the family Carabidae, subfamily Harpalinae. It was first described by Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean in 1829. The species belongs to the large genus Harpalus, which contains numerous ground beetle species distributed across North America and other regions. As a member of the Carabidae family, it is a predatory beetle likely active in terrestrial habitats.
Carabidae Harpalinae ground-beetle Coleoptera North-America Alaska Canada USA Dejean-1829
Helluomorphoides latitarsis
flat-horned ground beetle
Helluomorphoides latitarsis is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, subfamily Anthiinae. It is found in North America, with records from Mexico and the United States. As a member of the tribe Helluonini, it belongs to a group of beetles commonly referred to as flat-horned ground beetles. The species was originally described by Casey in 1913 under the name Helluomorpha latitarsis.
ground-beetle Carabidae Anthiinae Helluonini North-America Mexico USA
Hogna ammophila
Hogna ammophila is a species of wolf spider in the family Lycosidae. It is a member of the genus Hogna, which includes large, ground-dwelling hunting spiders. The specific epithet "ammophila" (Greek for "sand-loving") suggests an association with sandy habitats, though detailed natural history information for this particular species is limited in available sources.
wolf-spider Lycosidae sand-loving ground-dwelling hunting-spider USA North-America
Homaeotarsus strenuus
Homaeotarsus strenuus is a species of rove beetle (Staphylinidae: Paederinae) described by Casey in 1905. The species is known from scattered records across the central and eastern United States. As a member of the Paederinae, it belongs to a diverse subfamily of rove beetles, many of which are associated with moist habitats and decaying organic matter. Very little specific biological information has been published for this particular species.
Coleoptera Staphylinidae Paederinae North-America USA Casey-1905
Hyetussa alternata
A small jumping spider species in the family Salticidae, originally described by Gertsch in 1936. Recorded from the United States, though specific details about its biology and ecology remain sparse in published literature.
jumping-spider Salticidae Araneae Arachnida USA North-America Gertsch-1936
Hypocharassus
Hypocharassus is a genus of long-legged flies (Dolichopodidae) comprising five described species distributed across the Nearctic, Oriental, and Palearctic regions. The genus is the sole member of the tribe Hypocharassini within subfamily Hydrophorinae. Species are associated with marine and coastal habitats, with adults flying low over wet sand and larvae inhabiting intertidal zones. The Korean species H. cavitarsus represents the first Palearctic record, expanding the genus's known range.
Dolichopodidae Hydrophorinae Hypocharassini marine intertidal coastal sand-dwelling Korea Taiwan China USA
Hyptiotes gertschi
Gertsch's Triangleweaver
Hyptiotes gertschi is a cribellate orb-weaving spider in the family Uloboridae, commonly known as Gertsch's Triangleweaver. Like other members of its genus, it constructs a distinctive triangular web—a reduced sector of a typical orb web. The species is one of four Hyptiotes species in North America and is distributed across the United States and Canada, with records from Alberta, British Columbia, and Manitoba.
spider arachnid cribellate orb-weaver triangle-spider Uloboridae North-America Canada USA
Idiocerus interruptus
Idiocerus interruptus is a leafhopper species in the family Cicadellidae, first described by Gillette & Baker in 1895. It belongs to the subfamily Eurymelinae and tribe Idiocerini. The species is recorded from Colorado, USA, based on available distribution data. As a member of the genus Idiocerus, it shares the characteristic broad, somewhat flattened body form typical of this group of leafhoppers.
leafhopper Cicadellidae Colorado USA Hemiptera Eurymelinae Idiocerini
Infernophilus castaneus
Infernophilus castaneus is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, described by George Henry Horn in 1882. The genus Infernophilus belongs to the tribe Lebiini within the subfamily Lebiinae. The specific epithet 'castaneus' refers to a chestnut brown coloration. Distribution records indicate presence in the United States and North America.
Carabidae Lebiinae Lebiini ground-beetle North-America USA 1882 Horn
Kaira alba
pale frilled orbweaver, frilled orbweaver
Kaira alba is an orb-weaving spider in the family Araneidae, commonly known as the pale frilled orbweaver. The species is distributed across the southern United States and Mexico. Like other members of the genus Kaira, it constructs orb-shaped webs for prey capture.
Araneidae orb-weaver spider USA Mexico
Labopidea allii
Onion Plant Bug
Labopidea allii is a species of plant bug in the family Miridae, first described by Knight in 1923. It is commonly known as the Onion Plant Bug, reflecting its association with Allium species (onions and related plants). The species is known from scattered records in the eastern and central United States. As a member of the Miridae, it possesses the characteristic piercing-sucking mouthparts typical of true bugs.
Miridae plant-bug Allium onion agricultural-potential USA eastern-North-America
Laccocera lineata
Laccocera lineata is a species of planthopper in the family Delphacidae, first described by Scudder in 1963. It belongs to the order Hemiptera, a group characterized by piercing-sucking mouthparts. The species is part of the genus Laccocera, which is classified within the tribe Delphacini. Distribution records indicate presence in western North America, specifically in the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, and Saskatchewan, as well as the U.S. state of Washington.
planthopper Delphacidae Hemiptera Auchenorrhyncha North-America Canada USA Washington Alberta British-Columbia Saskatchewan
Lachesilla sulcata
fateful barklouse
Lachesilla sulcata is a species of barklouse described by García-Aldrete in 1986. It belongs to the family Lachesillidae, a group of small, soft-bodied insects commonly known as barklice or booklice. The species has been documented in both Central America and North America, with confirmed records from Mexico and the United States. As with many psocid species, detailed ecological and behavioral information remains limited.
psocid barklouse booklouse North-America Central-America Mexico USA
Lachnocrepis parallela
Lachnocrepis parallela is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, subfamily Licininae. Originally described by Thomas Say in 1830, it is currently treated as a synonym of Oodes parallelus. The species has been recorded from Canada and the United States, including Vermont. As a member of the tribe Oodini, it belongs to a group of carabid beetles often associated with moist habitats.
Carabidae Licininae Oodini ground-beetle synonym North-America Canada USA Vermont
Lathropinus picipes
Lathropinus picipes is a rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Paederinae. The genus name was historically confused with Lathrobium, and this species has been documented across a broad geographic range in the United States from the East Coast to the Great Plains and Rocky Mountain region. Records span Alabama, Washington D.C., Florida, Kansas, Maryland, Texas, Virginia, and Wyoming. As with most rove beetles, it likely inhabits moist ground-level microhabitats and exhibits predatory or scavenging feeding habits typical of the family, though specific ecological details remain poorly documented.
Staphylinidae rove-beetle Coleoptera Paederinae North-America USA
Lebia bivittata
Lebia bivittata is a species of ground beetle in the family Carabidae, first described by Fabricius in 1798. It belongs to the subfamily Lebiinae, a group commonly known as colorful foliage ground beetles. The species is recorded from Mexico and the United States. Like other Lebia species, it is likely associated with vegetation where it hunts small invertebrate prey.
Carabidae Lebiinae ground-beetle North-America Mexico USA
Lebia insulata
Lebia insulata is a species of colorful foliage ground beetle in the family Carabidae, described by Madge in 1967. The genus Lebia comprises relatively small beetles that draw attention with often bright metallic wing covers. Like other members of this genus, L. insulata is attracted to lights at night. The species occurs in the United States, with records from North America.
Coleoptera Carabidae Lebia ground-beetle nocturnal blacklight metallic USA
Lebia subdola
Lebia subdola is a small, colorful foliage ground beetle in the family Carabidae, described by Madge in 1967. Like other members of the genus Lebia, it exhibits bright metallic coloration on its wing covers. The species is recorded from the United States and is part of the diverse North American fauna of this predatory beetle genus. Specific details about its biology and ecology remain poorly documented in available literature.
Carabidae Lebiinae ground-beetle foliage-ground-beetle metallic-beetle predatory-beetle North-America USA Madge-1967
Leptusa gimmeli
Leptusa gimmeli is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, described from Tennessee in 2010. It belongs to the genus Leptusa, a group of small, often overlooked staphylinids. The species was established based on specimens collected in the eastern United States. As a recently described taxon, detailed biological information remains limited.
Staphylinidae rove-beetle Coleoptera Tennessee USA 2010-description Park-&-Carlton recently-described
Ligyrocoris latimarginatus
dirt-colored seed bug
Ligyrocoris latimarginatus is a dirt-colored seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, described by Barber in 1921. It belongs to the tribe Myodochini within the subfamily Rhyparochrominae. The species has been documented in the United States and is considered part of the North American fauna.
Hemiptera Heteroptera Rhyparochromidae seed-bug North-America USA
Limonia bryanti
Limonia bryanti is a species of crane fly in the family Limoniidae, originally described by Johnson in 1909. The species is currently classified under the genus Rhipidia, with Limonia bryanti treated as a synonym. It occurs across a broad range of the United States, from Colorado to Maine and southward to Arizona, Louisiana, and Florida.
crane-fly Limoniidae Nearctic USA synonym
Liogluta terminalis
Liogluta terminalis is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, subfamily Aleocharinae. It was described by Casey in 1906. The species belongs to the tribe Athetini, one of the largest tribes within the Aleocharinae. Like other members of its genus, it is a small-bodied beetle with the characteristic abbreviated elytra that expose most of the abdomen typical of the Staphylinidae family.
Staphylinidae Aleocharinae Athetini rove-beetle North-America Canada USA
Liriomyza asclepiadis
Liriomyza asclepiadis is a species of leafminer fly in the family Agromyzidae, described by Spencer in 1969. As a member of the genus Liriomyza, it belongs to a group of flies whose larvae create characteristic feeding tunnels (mines) within leaf tissue. The species epithet "asclepiadis" suggests an association with plants in the family Apocynaceae (milkweeds), though specific host records remain limited. It is known from northeastern North America.
leafminer Diptera Agromyzidae Liriomyza North-America Canada USA Vermont Spencer-1969
Listrochelus flavipennis
A scarab beetle species in the tribe Rhizotrogini, described by Horn in 1885. Very little published natural history information exists for this species. Distribution records indicate occurrence in Arizona, USA.
Coleoptera Scarabaeidae Melolonthinae Rhizotrogini Nearctic USA Arizona
Listrochelus granti
Listrochelus granti is a scarab beetle in the family Scarabaeidae, subfamily Melolonthinae, described by Saylor in 1940. The species belongs to the genus Listrochelus, a group of rhizotrogine chafers. It has been recorded from the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.
scarab-beetle Melolonthinae Rhizotrogini Nearctic Neotropical USA Mexico Arizona Sinaloa Sonora
Listrochelus planeta
Scarabaeidae Melolonthinae Rhizotrogini Nearctic Texas USA Reinhard-1950 Listrochelus beetle Coleoptera scarab-beetle white-grub May-beetle June-beetle
Litopyllus temporarius
Litopyllus temporarius is a ground spider species in the family Gnaphosidae, described by Chamberlin in 1922. It belongs to the infraorder Araneomorphae, the group containing most modern spider species. The species is known only from the United States, though specific habitat details and ecological information remain undocumented.
spider arachnid ground-spider Gnaphosidae Araneomorphae USA North-America
Losiusa angusticollis
Losiusa angusticollis is a species of rove beetle in the family Staphylinidae, described by Seevers in 1978. It belongs to the subfamily Aleocharinae and tribe Oxypodini. The genus Losiusa is part of the subtribe Dinardina. Very little specific information is published about this species beyond its taxonomic description.
Staphylinidae Aleocharinae Oxypodini Dinardina rove-beetle North-America USA Massachusetts Seevers-1978
Mallos niveus
Mallos niveus is a species of mesh-web weaver spider in the family Dictynidae. It was described by O. Pickard-Cambridge in 1902. The species belongs to a genus whose members are known for their social web-building behavior, though species-specific documentation for M. niveus remains limited. It occurs in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Araneae Dictynidae Mallos spider mesh-web-weaver social-spider Nearctic Mexico USA 1902 Pickard-Cambridge
Marinarozelotes barbatus
A ground-dwelling spider species in the family Gnaphosidae, first described by L. Koch in 1866. The first cytogenetic analysis of this species was conducted on specimens from Turkey, revealing a diploid chromosome number of 2n♂=22 with an X1X20 sex chromosome system. All chromosomes are telocentric, with X1 being the largest and X2 the smallest chromosome in the karyotype. Sex chromosomes exhibit positive heteropycnosis during prophase I of meiosis. The species has a broad native distribution across the Mediterranean to Caucasus region and has been introduced to the USA.
spider arachnid ground-spider cytogenetics introduced-species Mediterranean Caucasus Turkey USA X1X20-sex-chromosomes telocentric-chromosomes
Melocosa fumosa
Melocosa fumosa is a wolf spider in the family Lycosidae, first described by James Henry Emerton in 1894. The species is documented from the United States and Canada. As a member of the genus Melocosa, it belongs to a group of wolf spiders characterized by burrowing behavior and specific eye arrangement patterns. The species has been recorded in iNaturalist with over 100 observations, indicating it is encountered with moderate frequency by naturalists.
spider wolf-spider burrowing-spider North-America Lycosidae Araneae Arachnida Emerton-1894 Melocosa USA Canada iNaturalist-observed Catalogue-of-Life-accepted GBIF-accepted NCBI-Taxonomy-accepted
Merohister arboricavi
clown beetle
Merohister arboricavi is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae, described by Wenzel in 1992. It belongs to the genus Merohister, a group of small predatory beetles. The species is known from limited collection records in the southeastern and midwestern United States.
Histeridae Coleoptera North-America USA clown-beetle predatory-beetle forest-beetle
Metacyrba taeniola taeniola
Metacyrba taeniola taeniola is a subspecies of jumping spider (Salticidae) found in the southern United States and Mexico. As a member of the genus Metacyrba, it exhibits the characteristic jumping ability and acute vision typical of salticids. The subspecies designation indicates geographic variation within the broader species M. taeniola. It is moderately documented with 171 iNaturalist observations, suggesting it is encountered with some regularity by naturalists.
spider jumping-spider arachnid Salticidae North-America Mexico USA
Metaphidippus iviei
Metaphidippus iviei is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae, first described by Roewer in 1951. The genus Metaphidippus is part of the subtribe Dendryphantina, a group that includes many arboreal jumping spiders. Very little specific information is documented about this particular species. Some species formerly placed in Metaphidippus have been reassigned to other genera, including Ghelna and Sassacus, reflecting ongoing taxonomic revisions in this complex group.
jumping-spider Salticidae Metaphidippus Araneae spider North-America USA
Metasiro sassafrasensis
mite harvestman
Metasiro sassafrasensis is a species of mite harvestman (suborder Cyphophthalmi) in the family Neogoveidae. It was described in 2014 by Clouse and Wheeler. The species is known from a single locality in Grady County, North America. Like other Cyphophthalmi, it is a small, eyeless harvestman adapted to cryptic habitats.
harvestman Cyphophthalmi mite-harvestman cave-adapted endemic Georgia USA 2014-description rare data-deficient