''Micaria'' is a

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of ground spiders that was first described by

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in 1851. They are long. They are often called "ant spiders" due to their ant-like appearance and ant mimicking behavior.

Species

it contains 105 species and two subspecies found in the

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Indomalayan The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia. Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the Ind ...

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n and

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regions: *'' M. aborigenica'' Mikhailov, 1988 – Russia (north-eastern Siberia) *'' M. aciculata''

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, 1895 – Russia (South Siberia) *'' M. aenea'' Thorell, 1871 – North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan *'' M. albofasciata'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' M. albovittata'' (Lucas, 1846) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Central Asia), Iran, Turkmenistan, China *'' M. alpina'' L. Koch, 1872 – USA (Alaska), Canada, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Japan *'' M. alxa'' Tang, Urita, Song & Zhao, 1997 – China *'' M. beaufortia'' (Tucker, 1923) – South Africa *'' M. belezma'' Bosmans, 2000 – Algeria *'' M. blicki'' Kovblyuk & Nadolny, 2008 – Ukraine *'' M. bonneti'' Schenkel, 1963 – Mongolia, China *'' M. bosmansi'' Kovblyuk & Nadolny, 2008 – Ukraine, Russia (Europe) *'' M. braendegaardi'' Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan *'' M. brignolii'' (Bosmans & Blick, 2000) – Portugal, France *'' M. browni'' Barnes, 1953 – USA *'' M. camargo'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – Mexico *'' M. capistrano'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA, Mexico *'' M. charitonovi'' Mikhailov & Ponomarev, 2008 – Kazakhstan *'' M. chrysis'' (Simon, 1910) – South Africa *'' M. cimarron'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA *'' M. coarctata'' (Lucas, 1846) – Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Central Asia *'' M. coloradensis''

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, 1896 – USA, Canada *'' M. connexa'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – China (Yarkand) *'' M. constricta'' Emerton, 1894 – North America, Svalbard, Russia (Northern Europe to Middle Siberia) *'' M. corvina'' Simon, 1878 – Algeria, Tunisia, Israel *'' M. croesia'' L. Koch, 1873 – Australia (New South Wales) *'' M. cyrnea'' Brignoli, 1983 – France (Corsica), Italy, Greece *'' M. delicatula'' Bryant, 1941 – USA *'' M. deserticola'' Gertsch, 1933 – USA, Mexico *'' M. dives'' (Lucas, 1846) – Europe, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, India, China, Korea, Japan **'' Micaria d. concolor'' ( Caporiacco, 1935) – Karakorum *'' M. donensis'' Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Russia (Europe) *'' M. elizabethae'' Gertsch, 1942 – USA, Canada *'' M. emertoni'' Gertsch, 1935 – North America *'' M. faltana'' Bhattacharya, 1935 – India *'' M. formicaria'' (

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, 1831) – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, China *'' M. foxi'' Gertsch, 1933 – USA, Canada *'' M. fulgens'' (Walckenaer, 1802) (

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) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Central Asia, China *'' M. funerea'' Simon, 1878 – Spain, France (Corsica), Bulgaria, Russia (Caucasus) *'' M. galilaea'' Levy, 2009 – Israel *'' M. gertschi'' Barrows & Ivie, 1942 – USA, Canada *'' M. gomerae''

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, 1911 – Canary Is. *'' M. gosiuta'' Gertsch, 1942 – USA, Mexico *'' M. gulliae'' Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Russia (Europe), Kazakhstan *'' M. guttigera'' Simon, 1878 – Portugal, Spain, France *'' M. guttulata'' ( C. L. Koch, 1839) – Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan *'' M. icenoglei'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA *'' M. idana'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA, Canada *'' M. ignea'' (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Canary Is., Algeria, Spain, Greece (Crete), Cyprus, Egypt, Yemen, Israel, Syria, Iran, Central Asia *'' M. imperiosa'' Gertsch, 1935 – USA, Mexico *'' M. inornata'' L. Koch, 1873 – Australia *'' M. japonica'' Hayashi, 1985 – Russia (Far East), Korea, Japan *'' M. jeanae'' Gertsch, 1942 – USA, Mexico *'' M. jinlin'' Song, Zhu & Zhang, 2004 – China *'' M. kopetdaghensis'' Mikhailov, 1986 – Caucasus to Central Asia *'' M. langtry'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA *'' M. lassena'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA *'' M. laticeps'' Emerton, 1909 – USA, Canada *'' M. lenzi'' Bösenberg, 1899 – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South and north-eastern Siberia), Central Asia, China *'' M. lindbergi'' Roewer, 1962 – Afghanistan *'' M. logunovi'' Zhang, Song & Zhu, 2001 – China *'' M. longipes'' Emerton, 1890 – North America *'' M. longispina'' Emerton, 1911 – USA, Canada *'' M. marchesii'' (Caporiacco, 1936) – Libya *'' M. marusiki'' Zhang, Song & Zhu, 2001 – China *'' M. medica'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA, Canada *'' M. mexicana'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – Mexico *'' M. mongunica'' Danilov, 1997 – Russia (South Siberia) *'' M. mormon'' Gertsch, 1935 – North America *'' M. nanella'' Gertsch, 1935 – USA, Mexico *'' M. nivosa'' L. Koch, 1866 – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia), Kazakhstan *'' M. nye'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA, Mexico *'' M. otero'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA *'' M. pallens'' Denis, 1958 – Afghanistan *'' M. pallida'' O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 – Tajikistan *'' M. palliditarsa'' Banks, 1896 – USA, Mexico *'' M. pallipes'' (Lucas, 1846) – Madeira, Mediterranean to Central Asia *'' M. palma'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA *'' M. palmgreni'' Wunderlich, 1980 – Finland *'' M. paralbofasciata'' Song, Zhu & Zhang, 2004 – China *'' M. pasadena'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA, Mexico *'' M. porta'' Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – USA, Mexico *'' M. pulcherrima'' Caporiacco, 1935 – India, Pakistan, Russia (South Siberia), China **'' Micaria p. flava'' Caporiacco, 1935 – Karakorum *'' M. pulicaria'' (Sundevall, 1831) – North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, China, Japan *'' M. punctata'' Banks, 1896 – USA *'' M. riggsi'' Gertsch, 1942 – USA, Canada *'' M. rossica'' Thorell, 1875 – North America, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, Mongolia, China *'' M. seminola'' Gertsch, 1942 – USA *'' M. seymuria'' Tuneva, 2004 – Kazakhstan *'' M. silesiaca'' L. Koch, 1875 – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to South Siberia) *'' M. siniloana'' Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines *'' M. sociabilis'' Kulczyński, 1897 – Europe, Azerbaijan *'' M. subopaca'' Westring, 1861 – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia, Kamchatka) *'' M. tarabaevi'' Mikhailov, 1988 – Kazakhstan *'' M. tersissima'' Simon, 1910 – South Africa *'' M. triangulosa'' Gertsch, 1935 – USA *'' M. triguttata'' Simon, 1884 – Spain, France, Algeria *'' M. tripunctata'' Holm, 1978 – USA (Alaska), Canada, Northern Europe, Russia (Europe to Far East) *'' M. tuvensis'' Danilov, 1993 – Russia (Central Asia, South Siberia), Kazakhstan, China *'' M. utahna'' Gertsch, 1933 – USA *'' M. vinnula'' Gertsch & Davis, 1936 – USA *'' M. violens'' Oliger, 1983 – Russia (Far East) *'' M. xiningensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' M. yeniseica'' Marusik & Koponen, 2002 – Russia (Middle Siberia) *'' M. yushuensis'' Hu, 2001 – China *'' M. zonsteini'' (Mikhailov, 2016) – Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan

References

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