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Ceratinella

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Ceratinella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Subfamily: Erigoninae
Genus: Ceratinella
Emerton, 1882[1]
Type species
C. brevis
(Wider, 1834)
Species

26, see text

Ceratinella is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by James Henry Emerton in 1882.[2] They are very similar to both Ceraticelus and Idionella, and the taxonomy of these spiders may change.

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains twenty-six species and one subspecies:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Gen. Ceratinella Emerton, 1882". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
  2. ^ Emerton, J. H. (1882). "New England spiders of the family Theridiidae". Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences. 6: 1–86. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.7410.