Lygarina
| Lygarina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Lygarina Simon, 1894[1] |
| Type species | |
| L. nitida Simon, 1894
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| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Lygarina is a genus of South American dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894.[3]
Species
As of May 2019[update] it contains five species, found in Argentina, Brazil, Peru, and Venezuela:[1]
- Lygarina aurantiaca (Simon, 1905) – Argentina
- Lygarina caracasana Simon, 1894 – Venezuela
- Lygarina finitima Millidge, 1991 – Peru
- Lygarina nitida Simon, 1894 (type) – Brazil
- Lygarina silvicola Millidge, 1991 – Brazil
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Gen. Lygarina Simon, 1894". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- ^ a b Miller, J. A. (2007). "Review of erigonine spider genera in the Neotropics (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Erigoninae)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 149: 96.
- ^ Simon, E (1894). Histoire naturelle des araignées. Paris: Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.51973.