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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) » Collinsia » Collinsia plumosa

Species Collinsia plumosa

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Works Cited
Halorates plumosus - Collinsia plumosa Unknown spider - Collinsia plumosa - female Collinsia plumosa--voucher image - Collinsia plumosa - male
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 Collinsia
Species plumosa (Collinsia plumosa)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
See the World Spider Catalog.
Explanation of Names
Author of the name: Emerton. Year first published: 1882.

NB: Several researchers accept a synonymization of the genus Halorates with Collinsia, but due to editorial formalities, this is not yet reflected in the World Spider Catalog (Platnick), which thus lists the species under Collinsia.
Size
Females 1.8mm; Males 1.6mm. (1)
Identification
Palp:

Epigynum:
Range
According to the AAS, this species should be found in:
Canada: AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PQ, SK
U.S.A.: CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, MT, NE, NH, NM, NY, OH, OR, UT, WA, WI, WY
Works Cited
1.Spiders Of Connecticut
Benjamin Julian Kaston. 1981. State Geological And Natural History Survey Of Connecticut, Department Of Environmental Protection, Bulletin 70 Revised Edition.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 10 October, 2012 - 8:50am
Additional contributions by cheins
Last updated 8 April, 2024 - 10:33am

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