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| Male Erigone atra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Subfamily: | Erigoninae |
| Genus: | Erigone Audouin, 1826[1] |
| Type species | |
| E. longipalpis (Sundevall, 1830)
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Erigone is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826.[2] They are carnivorous, preying on small insects such as Psylla and flies.[citation needed] One of the distinctive characters for this genus is the presence of teeth bordering the carapace.[3]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NMBEwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Audouin, V. (1826), "Explication sommaire des planches d'arachnides de l'Égypte et de la Syrie", Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée franҫaise, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand
- ^ "Genus Erigone". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-14.