Entelecara
Simon, 1884
dwarf spiders
Entelecara is a of dwarf ( Linyphiidae) described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. The genus contains 21 described distributed across North America, Europe, Russia, Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan, and North Africa. Species within this genus are small-bodied spiders, consistent with the dwarf spider characteristic of Linyphiidae. The species is Entelecara acuminata.
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Distribution
Entelecara are recorded from: North America (USA, Canada), Europe (widespread including France, Italy, Sweden, Estonia, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Madeira, Corsica), Russia (European Russia to South Siberia and Far East), Central Asia (Kazakhstan), East Asia (China, Korea, Japan), and North Africa (Algeria). Specific distribution varies by species; some have restricted ranges while others are transcontinental.
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Species diversity
As of May 2019, the contains 21 described . Several species have broad distributions (e.g., E. acuminata, E. , E. erythropus spanning multiple continents), while others are known from single countries or restricted regions.
Taxonomic history
The was established by French arachnologist Eugène Louis Simon in 1884. Multiple were later transferred from other genera or described by various authors including O. Pickard-Cambridge, Kulczyński, Tullgren, and others.