Tmeticus

Menge, 1868

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Tmeticus is a of sheet-weaving spiders ( Linyphiidae) established by Anton Menge in 1868. The genus contains nine recognized distributed across the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe, North America, and East Asia. Members are small-bodied spiders that construct flat, horizontal sheet webs for prey capture.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Tmeticus: /tmɛˈtiːkʊs/

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Distribution

Europe (including Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden), Russia (Urals to Far East, including Sakhalin), Mongolia, China, Canada, USA, Korea, and Japan.

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Species composition

As of June 2022, the comprises nine : T. affinis (type species), T. brevipalpus, T. maximus, T. neserigonoides, T. nigerrimus, T. nigriceps, T. ornatus, T. tolli, and T. vulcanicus.

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