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Linyphiidae Genera
Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers (from the shape of their webs), or money spiders (in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Portugal) is a family of very small spiders comprising 4706 described species in 620 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. The family is poorly understood due to their small body size and wide distribution; new genera and species are still being discovered throughout the world. The newest such genus is '' Himalafurca'' from Nepal, formally described in April 2021 by Tanasevitch. Since it is so difficult to identify such tiny spiders, there are regular changes in taxonomy as species are combined or divided. Money spiders are known for drifting through the air via a technique termed " ballooning". Within the agriculture industry, money spiders are regarded as biological control agents against pest species like aphids and springtails. Description In Linyphiid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drapetisca Alteranda
''Drapetisca alteranda'' is a spider in the family Linyphiidae. It is found in the United States. This species can be found in leaves on the ground; however, it is most often found on the surface of various deciduous and coniferous Conifers () are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a sin ... trees. References Spiders described in 1909 Spiders of the United States Linyphiidae {{Linyphiidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldcrest
The goldcrest (''Regulus regulus'') is a very small passerine bird in the kinglet family. Its colourful golden Crest (feathers), crest feathers, as well as being called the "king of the birds" in European folklore, gives rise to its English and scientific names. The scientific name, ''R. regulus'', means 'petty king' or prince. Several subspecies are recognised across the very large distribution range that includes much of the Palearctic and the islands of Macaronesia and Iceland. Birds from the north and east of its breeding range bird migration, migrate to winter further south. This kinglet has greenish upper-parts, whitish under-parts, and has two white wingbars. It has a plain face contrasting black irises and a bright head crest, orange and yellow in the male and yellow in the female, which is display (zoology), displayed during breeding. It superficially resembles the common firecrest (''Regulus ignicapilla''), which largely shares its European range, but the latter's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erigone Atra
''Erigone atra'' is a species of dwarf spider, dwarf spider or money spider, in the family Linyphiidae. It is commonly found in North America, Europe, parts of Russia (European to Far East), Central Asia, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. This spider is one of the most common Erigone (spider), ''Erigone'' spiders. ''E. atra'' is an important spider for agriculture, as it preys on pests such as aphids which are commonly found on crops. ''E. atra'' spiders are aeronautical spiders, as they travel via Ballooning (spider), ballooning. This technique, sometimes referred to as kiting, allows ''E. atra'' spiders to traverse large distances and find new habitats when environmental or human stresses create unfit living environments. ''E. atra'' is difficult to differentiate from other congeneric species because of their similar sizes and coloring. Description The female ''E. atra'' ranges from 1.8 to 2.8 mm in length. Their cephalothorax region is 0.8 to 1.0 mm in length, blac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
