Erigone psychrophila Thorell, 1871
Description
Male
Male palp with strikingly long patellar apophysis, approximately projecting perpendicular to patellar axis, tip distinctly backwardly bent.
Body length male: 2.0-3.0 mmFemale
Epigyne lifted and in posterior view with ± triangular median part, distinctly bordered by sclerotised area anteriorly.
Body length female: 2.0-3.1 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Locket et al. 1974)
Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp, dorso-lateral view
(Fjellberg unpubl.)
Tip of pedipalp, prolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal patella
(Locket et al. 1974)
Palpal tibia and patella, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal femur, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, prolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Tibial apophysis
(Roberts 1987)
Femur I, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Locket et al. 1974)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne, lifted
(Roberts 1987)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne, frontal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
Aakra K, Hauge E (2003) Checklist of Norwegian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae), including Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 50: 109-129 
Agnarsson I (1996) Íslenskar köngulær Fjölrit Náttúrufræðistofnunar 31: 1-175
Breuss W (2004) Eine Ausbeute von Spinnen (Arachnida, Araneae) von Franz-Josef-Land (Russland). In Thaler, K. (ed.), Diversität und Biologie von Webspinnen, Skorpionen under anderen Spinnentieren. Denisia 12: 535-545
Fjellberg A (unpubl.)
Holm Å (1958b) The spiders of the Isfjord region of Spitsbergen. Zoologiska Bidrag från Uppsala 33: 29-67
Kronestedt T (2001) Checklist of Spiders (Araneae) in Sweden [Preliminary version February 2001]
Lavery A (2019) A revised checklist of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Arachnology 18: 196-212
Lissner J, Jensen J-K, Hansen L J, Simonsen W, Kelduni R, Nissen K (2016b) An updated checklist of spiders (Araneae) of the Faroe Islands. Norwegian Journal of Entomology 63: 197-240
Locket G H, Millidge A F, Merrett P (1974) British Spiders, Volume III. Ray Society, London, 315 pp.
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
Nekhaeva A A (2020) On the spider fauna (Arachnida: Aranei) of the Kanin Peninsula and Kolguev Island, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, Russia. Arthropoda Selecta 29: 387-398
Roberts M J (1987) The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2: Linyphiidae and checklist. Harley Books Colchester, England, 204 pp.
Tanasevitch A V (2017b) Spiders (Aranei) of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago and the Vaygach Island, Russia. Arthropoda Selecta 26: 145-153
WSC (2025) World Spider Catalog. Version 26. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (28.2.2025) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
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| 29-03-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
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| 24-06-2014 | Distribution update | Detail |