araneae - Erigone dentigera

Description

Tibial apophysis with a short, stout tooth. Epigyne with laterally protruding parts of epigynal plate, semicircularly sclerotised. Prosoma chestnut-brown, radial stripes and margin darker. Legs yellow-brown to red-brown. Opisthosoma grey-black. Body length male: 1.8-2.8 mm
Body length female: 1.9-2.8 mm

Additional information

prefers humid conditions, in meadows, bogs and on water borders. Strikingly dispersive in Central European

Frequency: relatively rarely found

Character states from linyphiid key

Distribution

Presence

No data

Global distribution (WSC 2018): North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Far East)

Phenology



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Figures

Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)

Pedipalp
(Roberts 1987)

Pedipalp
(Wiehle 1960a)

Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

Patellar and tibial apophysis
(Koh unpubl.)

Palpal tibia
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

Palpal tibia, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

Tibial apophysis
(Roberts 1987)

Tibial apophysis
(Thaler 1986b)

Tibial apophysis
(Locket et al. 1974)

Tibial apophysis
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

Epigyne
(Roberts 1987)

Epigyne, lifted
(Roberts 1987)

Epigyne
(Wiehle 1960a)

Epigyne
(Locket & Millidge 1953)

Epigyne/vulva, dorsal view
(Thaler 1986b)

Epigyne, ventral view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

Vulva
(Locket et al. 1974)

Vulva
(Wiehle 1960a)

Vulva, dorsal view
(Løvbrekke unpubl.)

References

Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org

Koh J K H (unpubl.)

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 (1953) British Spiders 2. Ray Soc London

Locket G H, Millidge A F, Merrett P (1974) British Spiders 3. Ray Soc London

Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)

Otto S (2017) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 08.2017. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.

Pantini P, Isaia M (2017) Checklist of the Italian spiders (version May 2017). online at http://www.museoscienzebergamo.it/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=96&Itemid=94

Roberts M J (1987) The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 2: Linyphiidae and checklist. Harley Books Colchester

Thaler K (1986b) Über wenig bekannte Zwergspinnen aus den Alpen, VII. Mitt Schweiz Entomol Ges 59: 487-498

Wiehle H (1960a) Spinnentiere oder Arachnoidea (Araneae). XI. Micryphantidae-Zwergspinnen. Tierwelt Deutschlands 47: 1-620

World Spider Catalog (2018) World Spider Catalog, version 19.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (15.07.2018) doi: 10.24436/2

Erigone dentigera O. P.-Cambridge, 1874