Walckenaeria

Classification

Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Subfamily: Erigoninae
Genus: Walckenaeria

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Walckenaeria: //wɔlkɛnˈiːriə//

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Images

Common Spiders U.S. 374-6 Walckenaeria directa by James Henry Emerton (1847 – 1931). Used under a Public domain license.

Summary

Walckenaeria is a genus of dwarf spiders first described by John Blackwall in 1833. It is a senior synonym of several other genera and contains 195 species and two subspecies as of September 2020.

Physical Characteristics

Some males have eyes set up on mounds or turrets; some have several eyes on a stalk taller than the carapace.

Distribution

USA, Canada & Alaska