Entelecara acuminata
(Wider, 1834)
dwarf spider
Entelecara acuminata is a dwarf in the Linyphiidae, a group commonly known as sheet-web weavers or money spiders. The species has a broad distribution spanning the Palearctic and Nearctic regions. It has been to North America from its Eurasian range.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Entelecara acuminata: /ɛnˌtɛlɛˈkɑːrə əˌkjuːmɪˈneɪtə/
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Distribution
to Europe, Turkey, the Caucasus, Russia (European Russia to South Siberia), Iran, and Central Asia. to Canada and the United States. Records also exist from Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, and Flanders, Belgium.
More Details
Taxonomic Authority
Originally described by Wider in 1834.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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