Walckenaeria

Walckenaeria
Walckenaeria acuminata from Commanster, Belgian High Ardennes .
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Euarthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Walckenaeria
Blackwall[1]
Type species
Walckenaeria acuminata
Species

198, see text

Synonyms

Wideria - Simon, 1864
Cornicularia - Menge, 1868
Prosopotheca - Simon, 1884
Tigellinus - Simon, 1884
Paragonatium - Schenkel, 1927
Trachynella - Braendegaard, 1932

Walckenaeria is a genus of spiders in the Linyphiidae family. It was first described in 1833 by Blackwall. As of 2017, it contains 198 species.[1] Some males in this group have eyes set up on mounds or turrets. This can reach extremes in some members of Walckenaeria, where several of the male's eyes are placed on a stalk taller than the carapace.

Species list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Linyphiidae". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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