''Micaria'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of ground spiders that was first described by

Niklas Westring Niklas Westring (13 November 1797, in Gothenburg – 28 January 1882) was a Swedish entomologist and arachnologist. He started out with the intention to study medicine but this was frustrated by the death of his father. His full-time profession f ...

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

Holarctic The Holarctic realm is a biogeographic realm that comprises the majority of habitats found throughout the continents in the Northern Hemisphere. It corresponds to the floristic Boreal Kingdom. It includes both the Nearctic zoogeographical reg ...

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 Indi ...

Australasia Australasia is a region that comprises Australia, New Zealand and some neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term is used in a number of different contexts, including geopolitically, physiogeographically, philologically, and ecologic ...

n and

Afrotropical The Afrotropical realm is one of Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Africa south of the Sahara Desert, the majority of the Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, southern Iran and extreme southwestern Pakistan, and the island ...

zoogeographic Zoogeography is the branch of the science of biogeography that is concerned with geographic distribution (present and past) of animal species. As a multifaceted field of study, zoogeography incorporates methods of molecular biology, genetics, mor ...

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

Simon Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

, 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 Emerton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrew Emerton (born 1972), British Anglican priest and Bishop-designate of Sherwood * Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton (born 1935), British nurse and politician * Brett Emerton (bo ...

, 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 Ludovico di Caporiacco (22 January 1900, in Udine – 18 July 1951, in Parma) was an Italian arachnologist. Caporiacco took part in an expedition to the Jebel Uweinat, a mountain massif in the boundary region of Sudan, Libya, and Egypt. On the mi ...

, 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'' (

Sundevall Carl Jakob Sundevall (22 October 1801, Högestad – 2 February 1875) was a Swedish zoologist. Sundevall studied at Lund University, where he became a Ph.D. in 1823. After traveling to East Asia, he studied medicine, graduating as Doctor of Me ...

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

Strand Strand may refer to: Topography *The flat area of land bordering a body of water, a: ** Beach ** Shoreline * Strand swamp, a type of swamp habitat in Florida Places Africa * Strand, Western Cape, a seaside town in South Africa * Strand Street ...

, 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

Araneomorphae genera Cosmopolitan spiders Gnaphosidae {{Gnaphosidae-stub