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Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Walckenaeria  Blackwall, 1833   62 species

Walckenaeria picetorum (Palmgren, 1976)

Description
Male

Prosoma light brown-grey, striae indistinct. Prosoma length: 0.90 mm. Sternum light brown-grey. Legs light grey-yellow, TmI 0.40. Opisthosoma grey greenish, dorsum with 4 light, indistinct transverse lines, venter with 2 light longitudinal lines.

Body length male: 1.9-2.0 mm
Female

Colouration as in males. Prosoma length: 0.85 mm.

Body length female: 2.0-2.1 mm
Additional information

In Sphagnum of spruce forests.

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Sweden, Finland, Russia (Europe to Far East)
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Finland   (Koponen et al., 2016) ||| Russia, Eastern   (Esyunin & Efimik, 1996a) ||| Sweden   (Kronestedt, 2001) |||
References

Esyunin S L, Efimik V E (1996a) Catalogue of the spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) of the Urals. KMK Scientific Press, Moscow, 228 pp. pdf

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 pdf

Kronestedt T (2001) Checklist of Spiders (Araneae) in Sweden [Preliminary version February 2001] pdf

Løvbrekke H (unpubl.)

Palmgren P (1976) Die Spinnenfauna Finnlands und Ostfennoskandiens VII. Linyphiidae 2 (Micryphantinae, mit Ausnahme der Linyphiindae-ähnlichen). Fauna Fennica 29: 1-126 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
21-10-2025 Distribution update Detail
22-12-2015 Image insert
10-12-2013 Image insert