Agyneta similis (Kulczyński, 1926)
Description
Male
Resembles A. rurestris und A. ressli. Palp: Lamella broad, without a dorsal hump as in rurestris, dorsal rim not rebordered as in ressli.
Body length male: 1.6-2.3 mmFemale
Resembles A. rurestris. Almost indistinguishable.
Body length female: 1.6-2.4 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp
(Tanasevitch 2000a)
Pedipalp
(Agnarsson 1996)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Embolus, ventral view
(Tanasevitch 2000a)
Lamella characteristica
(Tanasevitch 2000a)
Lamella characteristica
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Cymbium, prolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Palpal tibia
(Tanasevitch 2000a)
Tibia and paracymbium
(Tanasevitch 2000a)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Pedipalp
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Tanasevitch 2000a)
Epigyne
(Agnarsson 1996)
Epigyne
(Agnarsson 1996)
Epigyne
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Epigyne
(Morka unpubl.)
Vulva, posterior view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Morka unpubl.)
Chelicera, posterior 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
Esyunin S L, Efimik V E (1996a) Catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) of the Urals. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow, 228 pp.
Gallé R, Urák I (2006) Faunistical data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Lacul Dracului bog complex with new data for the Romanian fauna. Scientific Annals of the Danube Delta Institute, Tulcea 12: 29-32
Koponen S, Fritzén N R, Pajunen T (2016) Checklist of spiders in Finland (Araneae). 6th version, December 2016, online at http://biolcoll.utu.fi/arach/checklist_of_spiders_in_Finland.htm
Koponen S, Marusik Y M, Tanasevitch A V (1998) New data on the spider fauna of the Polar Urals (Aranei). Arthropoda Selecta 6: 109-119
Kronestedt T (2001) Checklist of Spiders (Araneae) in Sweden [Preliminary version February 2001]
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
Morka G H (unpubl.)
Tanasevitch A V (2000a) On some Palaearctic species of the spider genus Agyneta Hull 1911, with description of four new species (Aranei: Linyphiidae). Arthropoda Selecta 8: 201-213
Tanasevitch A V (2017b) Spiders (Aranei) of the Novaya Zemlya Archipelago and the Vaygach Island, Russia. Arthropoda Selecta 26: 145-153
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 17-07-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 27-04-2025 | Image insert | |
| 29-03-2025 | Image insert | |
| 29-03-2025 | Distribution update | Detail |
| 31-10-2022 | Gallery image insert | |
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| 24-05-2020 | Distribution insert | Detail |
| 28-09-2016 | Datasheet update | Detail |