Allomengea

Strand, 1912

dwarf spiders

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Allomengea dentisetis(Lace Sheet-web Weaver)

Allomengea is a of dwarf spiders in the Linyphiidae, first described by Embrik Strand in 1912. The genus contains six with a primarily Holarctic distribution, ranging from North America across Eurasia to East Asia. Species occur in diverse including and temperate regions, with some showing broad transcontinental ranges while others are restricted to specific regions such as the Korean Peninsula or China.

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Distribution

Holarctic. North America (Canada, United States), Europe (including Scandinavia: Denmark, Norway, Sweden), Russia (European Russia to Far East and Middle Siberia), Central Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Caucasus, Mongolia, China, Japan, and Korea.

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Species diversity

The comprises six described : A. beombawigulensis (Korea), A. coreana (Korea), A. dentisetis (widespread: North America, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, China, Mongolia, Japan), A. niyangensis (China), A. scopigera (type species; widespread: North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Central Asia, Mongolia), and A. vidua (Canada, Europe, Russia to Middle Siberia). Two species (A. dentisetis, A. scopigera) show exceptionally broad distributions across multiple continents.

Taxonomic history

The was established by Norwegian arachnologist Embrik Strand in 1912. It is classified within Linyphiidae, the sheet-web weavers, one of the most -rich of spiders.