Walckenaeria
Sign in to saveWalckenaeria is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by John Blackwall in 1833. It is a senior synonym of Paragonatium, as well as Wideria, Cornicularia, Prosopotheca, Tigellinus, and Trachynella.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Walckenaeria is referenced by 27 other articles, and connects out to Turkey, Russia and Japan.
It sits within the topics Araneomorphae genera, Cosmopolitan spiders and Linyphiidae.
Its subject is documented across 13 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassArachnida
- OrderAraneae
- FamilyLinyphiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 55
- Family
- Linyphiidae
- Collections
- UAM, UNM, DMNS, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM), FMNH, CASC
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, MéXico, Brasil
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Linyphiidae
- Image
- Walckenaeria.acuminata2.-.lindsey.jpg
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- Walckenaeria
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- topic's main category
- Category:Walckenaeria
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Encyclopedic overview
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Walckenaeria is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by John Blackwall in 1833. It is a senior synonym of Paragonatium, as well as Wideria, Cornicularia, Prosopotheca, Tigellinus, and Trachynella.
Some males in this group have eyes set up on mounds or turrets. In extreme cases, several eyes are on a stalk taller than the carapace itself.
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