Helophora
| Helophora | |
|---|---|
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| Helophora cf. insignis, male | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Helophora Menge, 1866[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. insignis (Blackwall, 1841) | |
| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
Helophora is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.[2]
Species
[edit]As of May 2019[update] it contains five species, found in China, Russia, and the United States:[1]
- Helophora insignis (Blackwall, 1841) (type) – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kyrgyzstan, China
- Helophora kueideensis Hu, 2001 – China
- Helophora orinoma (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA
- Helophora reducta (Keyserling, 1886) – USA
- Helophora tunagyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Gen. Helophora Menge, 1866". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ↑ Menge, A. (1866). "Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 1: 1–152.