''Microlinyphia mandibulata'' is a
species
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of
sheetweb spider
Stiphidiidae, also called sheetweb spiders, is a family of araneomorph spiders first described in 1917. Most species are medium size ('' Stiphidion facetum'' is about long) and speckled brown with long legs. All members of this family occur in ...
in the
family
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Linyphiidae
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 in Portugal, from the superstition that if such a spider is seen running on you, ...
.
[ It is found in the United States.][
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Subspecies
These two subspecies
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belong to the species ''Microlinyphia mandibulata'':
* ''Microlinyphia mandibulata mandibulata'' (Emerton, 1882) i g b
* ''Microlinyphia mandibulata punctata'' (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943) i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
Linyphiidae
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Spiders described in 1882
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