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Genus Neriene

Neriene radiata - female and male - Neriene radiata - male - female Id request - Neriene radiata Sierra Dome Spider (Neriene litigiosa) male? - Neriene litigiosa - male Linyphiidae sp. - Neriene Filmy Dome Spider? - Neriene radiata - male Spider - Neriene Neriene radiata - female Spider - Neriene radiata
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order Araneae (Spiders)
Infraorder Araneomorphae (True Spiders)
No Taxon (Entelegynae)
Family Linyphiidae (Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders)
Subfamily Linyphiinae (Sheetweb Spiders)
Genus Neriene
Numbers
7 Species in North America.
Range
Exact distribution within these countries will be added when time permits.

clathrata - Holarctic
digna - USA, Canada, Alaska
litigiosa - North America
montana - Holarctic
radiata - Holarctic
redacta - USA, southeastern US (MS, FL)(1)
variabilis - USA
See Also
Frontinella

Males of this genus may be confused with other spiders that have a constricted abdomen; Microlinyphia males have a long wiry embolus that turns a full circle larger than the pedipalp itself; both Neriene & Microlinyphia males have a much longer carapace than Coleosoma.


    Coleosoma                   Microlinyphia                 Neriene
Works Cited
1.A reclassification of the species of Linyphia LATREILLE based on the functioning of the genitalia (ARANEIDA, LINYPHIIDAE) Part 1
P. J. Van Helsdingen. 1969. ZOOLOGISCHE VERHANDELINGEN 105.
Contributed by Christopher Hunt on 30 September, 2005 - 9:57pm
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, Jeff Hollenbeck, Chuck Entz, Laura P.
Last updated 20 November, 2015 - 8:19am

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