Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Identification
Don Buckle told me that, "The teeth bordering the carapace are one of the distinctive characters for the genus." … John Sloan, 17 February, 2012 - 2:00pm
Palp with tibia for comparison:(E. aletris, E. atra, E. autumnalis, E. blaesa, E. dentigera, E. dentosa)
Remarks
Of western Washington: "
E. dentosa is not as common in western WA as
E. aletris, but occurs in "pioneer species" habitats like agricultural fields, mud flats, and recently cleared ground." - pers. comm. Rod Crawford (
here)
"Erigone dentosa outnumbers all other Erigoninae species combined throughout much of the Pacific coast states." - 2008 pers. comm. Devin Carroll
Expected species in BugGuide's range:
*E. albescens
*E. aletris
*E. allani
*E. angela
*E. arctica
*E. arctophylacis
*E. aspura
*E. atra
*E. autumnalis
*E. barrowsi
*E. benes
*E. blaesa
*E. canthognatha
*E. capra
*E. coloradensis
*E. cristatopalpus
*E. crosbyi
*E. denticulata
*E. dentigera
*E. dentipalpis
*E. dentosa
*E. ephala
*E. hydrophytae
*E. hypenema
*E. infernalis
*E. matanuskae
*E. ostiaria
*E. paradisicola
*E. personata
*E. praecursa
*E. psychrophila
*E. reducta
*E. tanana
*E. tirolensis
*E. tristis
*E. uintana
*E. whitneyana
*E. whymperi
*E. whymperi minor