''Anthrobia'' is a
genus
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of
North America
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n
dwarf spiders that was first described by T. Tellkampf in 1844.
Species
it contains four species, all found in the
United States
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:
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Anthrobia acuminata''
(Emerton Emerton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Andrew Emerton (born 1972), British Anglican priest and Bishop-designate of Sherwood
* Audrey Emerton, Baroness Emerton (born 1935), British nurse and politician
* Brett Emerton (born ...
, 1913) – USA
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Anthrobia coylei''
Miller, 2005 – USA
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Anthrobia monmouthia
''Anthrobia monmouthia'' is a species of spider in the family Linyphiidae.
Distribution
This species is native to North America and occurs in Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, ...
''
Tellkampf, 1844 (
type) – USA
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Anthrobia whiteleyae
''Anthrobia'' is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by T. Tellkampf in 1844.
Species
it contains four species, all found in the United States:
*'' Anthrobia acuminata'' (Emerton, 1913) – USA
*'' Anthrobia coylei ...
''
Miller, 2005 – USA
See also
*
List of Linyphiidae species
File:Silometopus reussi (26805753808).jpg , Silometopus reussi
File:Sheetweb Spider - Tapinopa bilineata, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg , Tapinopa bilineata
File:Araeoncus humilis.jpg, Araeoncus humilis
Lists of Linyphiidae species cover species of t ...
References
Araneomorphae genera
Linyphiidae
Spiders of the United States
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