Linyphiidae  Blackwall, 1859 / Erigonoplus  Simon, 1884   18 species

Erigonoplus justus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875)

Description

Tibial apophysis with short, broad process. Embolus with hook-shaped ending. Prosoma blackish. Legs brown, blackish. Opisthosoma blackish.

Body length male: 1.4-1.5 mm
Body length female: 1.5 mm
Additional information

in dry meadow (road bank) and vineyard fallow

Character states from linyphiid key
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Belgium, France, Germany
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Belgium   (Bosmans & Van Keer, 2017) ||| France   (Le Peru, 2007) ||| Germany   (Thaler & Staudt, 2001; Blick et al., 2016) |||
References

Blick T, Finch O-D, Harms K H, Kiechle J, Kielhorn K-H , Kreuels M, Malten A, Martin D, Muster C, Nährig D, Platen R, Rödel I, Scheidler M, Staudt A, Stumpf H, Tolke D (2016) Rote Liste und Gesamtartenliste der Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae) Deutschlands. 3. Fassung, Stand April 2008, einzelne Änderungen und Nachträge bis August 2015. Naturschutz und Biologische Vielfalt 70/4: 383-510 pdf

Bosmans R, Van Keer K (2017) Een herziene soortenlijst van de Belgische spinnen (Araneae). Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 32: 39-69 pdf

Le Peru B (2007) Catalogue et répartition des araignées de France. Revue Arachnologique 16: 1-468 pdf

Millidge A F (1975b) A taxonomic revision of the genus Erigonoplus Simon 1884 (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 3: 95-100 pdf

Thaler K, Staudt A (2001) Das Weibchen von Erigonoplus justus (O. P.-Cambridge, 1875) (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 21: 32-37 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
18-03-2025 Distribution update Detail