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Perregrinus

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Perregrinus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Perregrinus
Tanasevitch, 1992[1]
Species:
P. deformis
Binomial name
Perregrinus deformis
(Tanasevitch, 1982)

Perregrinus is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Perregrinus deformis. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 1992,[2] and has only been found in Russia, Mongolia, China, and Canada.[1]

The male of this species is readily identifiable by the uniquely-shaped projection issuing from its clypeus. When viewed from the side, this short, rounded projection appears somewhat similar to a human nose.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Perregrinus Tanasevitch, 1992". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
  2. ^ Tanasevitch, A. V. (1992). "New genera and species of the tribe Lepthyphantini (Aranei Linyphiidae Micronetinae) from Asia (with some nomenclatorial notes on linyphiids)". Arthropoda Selecta. 1 (1): 39–50.
  3. ^ Spiders of North America : an identification manual (Second ed.). Keene, New Hampshire: American Arachnological Society. 2017. ISBN 978-0-9980146-0-9.