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Helsdingenia

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Helsdingenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Helsdingenia
Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 2003[1]
Type species
H. ceylonica
(van Helsdingen, 1985)
Species

4, see text

Helsdingenia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Michael I. Saaristo & A. V. Tanasevitch in 2003.[2] The name is a reference to Dr. P. J van Helsdingen.[3]

They are usually pale colored spiders that grow up to 2.45 millimetres (0.096 in) long. Males are smaller than females, but females are distinguishable by their finger-like extensions in epigyne.[3] There are four pairs of dark spots in an abdominal pattern that are connected to each other, creating two parallel stripes.

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains four species, found in Cameroon, Comoros, Indonesia, on Madagascar, Nepal, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Helsdingenia Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 2003". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. ^ Saaristo, M. I.; Tanasevitch, A. V. (2003). "Helsdingenia gen.n., a new micronetid genus from Old-World tropics (Aranei: Linyphiidae: Micronetinae)". Arthropoda Selecta. 11: 153–158.
  3. ^ a b "Helsdingenia gen.n., a new micronetid from Old World Tropics" (PDF). Arthropoda Selecta. Retrieved 2016-05-06.