Erigoninae
Sign in to saveErigoninae are the largest subfamily of sheet weavers (Linyphiidae), which is itself the second largest spider family. In the United States they are known as dwarf spiders, while they are called money spiders in England. The exact taxonomic limits of the subfamily are not yet known.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 7
- Family
- Linyphiidae
- Collections
- MCZ
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Linyphiidae
- Image
- Erigone atra male.jpg
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- taxon name
- Erigoninae
- taxon rank
- subfamily
- topic's main category
- Category:Erigoninae
- Commons category
- Erigoninae
- taxon common name
- Dwarf Spiders
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Erigoninae are the largest subfamily of sheet weavers (Linyphiidae), which is itself the second largest spider family. In the United States they are known as dwarf spiders, while they are called money spiders in England. The exact taxonomic limits of the subfamily are not yet known.
Erigoninae are the most numerous of the sheet weavers, with more than 2,000 described species.
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