Walckenaeria

Walckenaeria
Walckenaeria acuminata from Commanster, Belgian High Ardennes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Walckenaeria
Blackwall, 1833[1]
Type species
W. acuminata
Blackwall, 1833
Species

195, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Cornicularia Menge, 1869[2]
  • Paragonatium Schenkel, 1927[3]
  • Prosopotheca Simon, 1884[2]
  • Tigellinus Simon, 1884[2]
  • Trachynella Brændegaard, 1932[2]
  • Wideria Simon, 1864[2]

Walckenaeria is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by John Blackwall in 1833.[4] It is a senior synonym of Paragonatium,[3] as well as Wideria, Cornicularia, Prosopotheca, Tigellinus, and Trachynella.[2]

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.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference NMBE was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d e f Merrett, P. (1963). "The palpus of male spiders of the family Linyphiidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 140 (3): 462. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1963.tb01867.x.
  3. ^ a b Wunderlich, J. (1974). "Ein Beitrag zur Synonymie einheimischer Spinnen (Arachnida: Araneae)". Zoologische Beiträge. 20: 166.
  4. ^ Blackwall, J. (1833). "Characters of some undescribed genera and species of Araneidae". London and Edinburgh Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science. 3 (3): 436–443.