Spiders of the southern taiga biome of Labrador, Canada

Authors

  • R. C. Perry Wildlife Division, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, 117 Brakes Cove, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador A2H 7S1
  • J. R. Pickavance The Rooms Provincial Museum, 9 Bonaventure Avenue, St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 3Y9
  • S. Pardy Wildlife Division, Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, 117 Brakes Cove, Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador A2H 7S1

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v128i4.1630

Keywords:

Arachnida, spiders, eastern Canada, Labrador, species distribution

Abstract

Ad hoc collections of spiders were made in August and early September 2003 and pitfall trap collections were conducted from June to October in 2004 and 2005 in southern Labrador. These collections represent the first systematic spider sampling for the most easterly area of mainland Canada. In total, 161 species in 15 families were identified to genus and species and 16 were indeterminate. Of the identified species, 89 were new records for Labrador and, of those, 16 species were new records for the province. In total, 94 species (58.4%) have Nearctic distributions and 67 species (41.6%) are Holarctic. No Palearctic species were found. Our study brings the number of spider species recorded in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador to 377 (213 in Labrador).

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Published

2015-02-04

Issue

Vol. 128 No. 4 (2014)

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