Micaria
Micaria is a genus of ground spiders that was first described by Niklas Westring in 1851. They are long.
They are often called "ant spiders" due to their ant-like appearance and ant mimicking behavior.
Distribution
Spiders in this genus are found in the Holarctic, Indomalayan, Australasian and Afrotropical zoogeographic regions.Species
the genus contains 127 species and two subspecies.These species have articles on Wikipedia:Micaria beaufortia – Ethiopia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, LesothoMicaria chrysis – Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, LesothoMicaria dives – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Pakistan, India, China, Korea, JapanMicaria gertschi Barrows & Ivie, 1942 – Canada, United StatesMicaria longipes Emerton, 1890 – Canada, United States, MexicoMicaria longispina Emerton, 1911 – Canada, United StatesMicaria pasadena Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United States, MexicoMicaria pulicaria – Europe, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Alaska, Canada, United StatesMicaria rossica Thorell, 1875 – Alaska, Canada, United States, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Mongolia, ChinaMicaria tersissima Simon, 1910 – South AfricaMicaria aborigenica Mikhailov, 1988 – Russia Micaria aciculata Simon, 1895 – Russia Micaria aenea Thorell, 1871 – Alaska, Canada, United States, Europe, Russia, KazakhstanMicaria albofasciata Hu, 2001 – China Micaria albovittata – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Turkmenistan, China?Micaria alpina L. Koch, 1872 – Alaska, Canada, Europe, Russia, JapanMicaria atropatene Zamani & Marusik, 2021 – Azerbaijan, IranMicaria basaliducta Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – South AfricaMicaria beaufortia – Ethiopia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa, LesothoMicaria belezma Bosmans, 2000 – AlgeriaMicaria bimaculata Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – MauritaniaMicaria bispicula Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – Namibia, South AfricaMicaria bonneti Schenkel, 1963 – Mongolia, ChinaMicaria bosmansi Kovblyuk & Nadolny, 2008 – Turkey, Ukraine, Russia Micaria braendegaardi Denis, 1958 – AfghanistanMicaria brignolii – Portugal, Spain, FranceMicaria browni Barnes, 1953 – United StatesMicaria camargo Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – MexicoMicaria capistrano Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United States, MexicoMicaria charitonovi Mikhailov & Ponomarev, 2008 – KazakhstanMicaria chrysis – Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, LesothoMicaria cimarron Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United StatesMicaria ciri Liu & Zhang, 2025 – China Micaria coarctata – Mediterranean, Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central AsiaMicaria coloradensis Banks, 1896 – Alaska, Canada, United StatesMicaria constricta Emerton, 1894 – Canada, United States, Svalbard, Russia Micaria corvina Simon, 1878 – Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, IsraelMicaria croesia L. Koch, 1873 – Australia Micaria cyrnea Brignoli, 1983 – France, Italy, GreeceMicaria delicatula Bryant, 1941 – United StatesMicaria deserticola Gertsch, 1933 – United States, MexicoMicaria dives – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Israel, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Pakistan, India, China, Korea, Japan
- * Micaria dives concolor – Pakistan Micaria donensis Ponomarev & Tsvetkov, 2006 – Ukraine, Russia Micaria durbana Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – Zambia, South AfricaMicaria elizabethae Gertsch, 1942 – Canada, United StatesMicaria emertoni Gertsch, 1935 – Canada, United States, MexicoMicaria everest Liu & Zhang, 2025 – China Micaria faltana Bhattacharya, 1935 – IndiaMicaria felix Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – Cameroon, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South AfricaMicaria formicaria – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, ChinaMicaria foxi Gertsch, 1933 – Canada, United StatesMicaria fulgens – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, China Micaria funerea Simon, 1878 – Spain, France, Bulgaria, Russia Micaria gagnoa Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – Ivory Coast, Tanzania, MozambiqueMicaria galilaea Levy, 2009 – IsraelMicaria ganzi Liu & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaMicaria geralt Liu & Zhang, 2025 – China Micaria gertschi Barrows & Ivie, 1942 – Canada, United StatesMicaria gomerae Strand, 1911 – Canary IslandsMicaria gosiuta Gertsch, 1942 – United States, MexicoMicaria gulliae Tuneva & Esyunin, 2003 – Russia, KazakhstanMicaria guttigera Simon, 1878 – Portugal, Spain, FranceMicaria guttulata – Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, KyrgyzstanMicaria icenoglei Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United StatesMicaria idana Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – Canada, United StatesMicaria ignea O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 – Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Algeria, Tunisia, Spain, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Yemen, Israel, Syria, Azerbaijan, Iran, Central AsiaMicaria imperiosa Gertsch, 1935 – United States, MexicoMicaria inornata L. Koch, 1873 – AustraliaMicaria japonica Hayashi, 1985 – Russia, Korea, JapanMicaria jeanae Gertsch, 1942 – United States, MexicoMicaria jinlin Song, Zhu & Zhang, 2004 – ChinaMicaria koingnaas Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – South AfricaMicaria kopetdaghensis Mikhailov, 1986 – Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Iran, TurkmenistanMicaria langtry Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United StatesMicaria lassena Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United StatesMicaria lata Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – Namibia, South AfricaMicaria laticeps Emerton, 1909 – Canada, United StatesMicaria laxa Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – South AfricaMicaria lenzi Bösenberg, 1899 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, ChinaMicaria lindbergi Roewer, 1962 – AfghanistanMicaria longimana Suzuki, 2022 – China, Japan Micaria longipes Emerton, 1890 – Canada, United States, MexicoMicaria longispina Emerton, 1911 – Canada, United StatesMicaria marchesii – LibyaMicaria marusiki Zhang, Song & Zhu, 2001 – ChinaMicaria medica Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – Canada, United StatesMicaria mediospina Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – South AfricaMicaria mexicana Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – MexicoMicaria micans – Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, ChinaMicaria mongunica Danilov, 1997 – Russia Micaria mormon Gertsch, 1935 – Canada, United States, MexicoMicaria nanella Gertsch, 1935 – United States, MexicoMicaria nivosa L. Koch, 1866 – Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, ChinaMicaria nye Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United States, MexicoMicaria otero Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United States, MexicoMicaria pallens Denis, 1958 – AfghanistanMicaria palliditarsus Banks, 1896 – United States, MexicoMicaria pallipes – Azores, Madeira, Mediterranean, Russia, Caucasus, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, ChinaMicaria palma Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United StatesMicaria palmgreni Wunderlich, 1980 – FinlandMicaria paralbofasciata Song, Zhu & Zhang, 2004 – China Micaria parvotibialis Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – SenegalMicaria pasadena Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – United States, MexicoMicaria plana Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – EthiopiaMicaria porta Platnick & Shadab, 1988 – Canada, United StatesMicaria pulcherrima Caporiacco, 1935 – Pakistan, India, Russia, China, Korea
- * Micaria pulcherrima flava Caporiacco, 1935 – Pakistan Micaria pulicaria – Europe, Georgia, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Japan, Alaska, Canada, United StatesMicaria punctata Banks, 1896 – United StatesMicaria quadrata Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – EthiopiaMicaria quinquemaculosa Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – Namibia, South AfricaMicaria riggsi Gertsch, 1942 – Canada, United StatesMicaria rivonosy Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – MadagascarMicaria rossica Thorell, 1875 – Alaska, Canada, United States, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Mongolia, ChinaMicaria sanipass Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – South AfricaMicaria scutellata Booysen & Haddad, 2021 – South AfricaMicaria seminola Gertsch, 1942 – United StatesMicaria seymuria Tuneva, 2004 – KazakhstanMicaria silesiaca L. Koch, 1875 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia Micaria siniloana Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesMicaria sociabilis Kulczyński, 1897 – Europe, Turkey, Caucasus Micaria subopaca Westring, 1861 – Europe, Russia, Georgia, IranMicaria tarabaevi Mikhailov, 1988 – KazakhstanMicaria tersissima Simon, 1910 – South AfricaMicaria triangulosa Gertsch, 1935 – United StatesMicaria triguttata Simon, 1884 – Portugal, Spain, France, AlgeriaMicaria tripunctata Holm, 1978 – Northern Europe, Italy, Russia, China, Alaska, CanadaMicaria tuvensis Danilov, 1993 – Russia, Kazakhstan, ChinaMicaria utahna Gertsch, 1933 – Canada, United StatesMicaria vinnula Gertsch & Davis, 1936 – United StatesMicaria violens Oliger, 1983 – Russia Micaria xinglongi Liu & Zhang, 2025 – China Micaria xizang Liu & Zhang, 2025 – China Micaria ya Liu & Zhang, 2025 – ChinaMicaria yeniseica Marusik & Koponen, 2002 – Russia Micaria yeti Liu & Zhang, 2025 – China Micaria yunshani Liu & Zhang, 2025 – China Micaria zonsteini – Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan