Anthrobia
Tellkampf, 1844
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1Anthrobia is a of dwarf spiders in the Linyphiidae, first described by T. Tellkampf in 1844. It contains four , all to the United States. The type species, Anthrobia monmouthia, was described in the same 1844 publication. Two additional species were described by Miller in 2005.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
to the United States. Known from multiple states, with records including New Jersey (type locality of A. monmouthia), North Carolina, and Tennessee.
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Taxonomic history
The was established by T. Tellkampf in 1844 based on Anthrobia monmouthia from New Jersey. The genus remained for over 160 years until Miller (2005) described two additional : A. coylei and A. whiteleyae. A fourth species, A. acuminata, was transferred into the genus from other Linyphiidae genera.
Conservation status
No formal conservation assessments have been conducted for this . The limited number of observations (14 records on iNaturalist as of source date) suggests it may be genuinely rare or under-recorded due to small size and cryptic habits.