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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Sheetweb and Dwarf Spiders (Linyphiidae) » Dwarf Spiders (Erigoninae) » Hypselistes

Genus Hypselistes

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Internet References
Tiny spider found on Eastern Hemlock - Hypselistes Orange and Black spider - Hypselistes florens - male Which spider is this? - Hypselistes Hypselistes? - Hypselistes florens Erigoninae - Dwarf Spider - Hypselistes florens Hypselistes florens? - Hypselistes florens Red Dwarf Spider - Hypselistes florens - female spider - Hypselistes florens
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 Erigoninae (Dwarf Spiders)
Genus Hypselistes
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Simon. Year first published: 1894.
Numbers
2 species and one subspecies in the USA & Canada.
Range
Exact distribution within these countries will be added when time permits.

florens - USA & Canada
- florens bulbiceps - USA
jacksoni - Holarctic
Internet References
~ www.ntnu.no - Hypselistes jacksoni - Drawings of carapace dorsal, lateral and front view and male palpus.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 9 January, 2010 - 10:24am
Last updated 11 October, 2011 - 9:02am

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