Micaria constricta Emerton, 1894
Description
Male
Embolus narrow. Retrolateral tibial apophysis slender, shifted dorsally.
Body length male: 3.6 mmFemale
Anterior epigynal margin broken. Prosoma dark brown, margin black, thoracic part with 3 pairs of radiating stripes and V-shaped marking. Legs blackish brown, proximal half of femora lighter. Opisthosoma black.
Body length female: 3.6-4.5 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Holm 1958b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Holm 1958b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolic division, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Holm 1958b)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Platnick & Shadab 1988)
Vulva
(Holm 1958b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Distribution List
References
Holm Å (1958b) The spiders of the Isfjord region of Spitsbergen. Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala 33: 29-67 
Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)
Marusik Y M, Koponen S, Makarova O L (2016a) A survey of spiders (Araneae) collected on the arctic island of Dolgiy (69°12′N), Barents Sea. Arachnology 17: 10-24
Platnick N I, Shadab M U (1988) A revision of the American spiders of the genus Micaria (Araneae, Gnaphosidae). American Museum Novitates 2916: 1-64
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2