Erigone (spider)
Erigone is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. They prey on small insects such as Psylla and flies. One of the distinctive characters for this genus is the presence of teeth bordering the carapace.
Species
, this genus includes 103 species and seven subspecies.These species have articles on Wikipedia:Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United States. Introduced to Britain, ItalyErigone atra Blackwall, 1833 – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan. Introduced to GalapagosErigone autumnalis Emerton, 1882 – North and Central America. Introduced to Uruguay, Azores, Europe, Russia, United Arab Emirates, New Caledonia, HawaiiErigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United StatesErigone dentigera O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – Canada, United StatesErigone dentosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 – Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala. Introduced to Europe, Morocco, TurkeyErigone prominens Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 – Asia. Introduced to St. Helena, Africa, Australia, New ZealandErigone wiltoni Locket, 1973 – New Zealand, ComorosErigone acuta Tanasevitch, 2021 – NepalErigone albescens Banks, 1898 – United StatesErigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United States. Introduced to Britain, ItalyErigone allani Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – AlaskaErigone alsaida Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United StatesErigone angela Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United StatesErigone ansula Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – ChinaErigone antarctica Simon, 1884 – ChileErigone antegona Chickering, 1970 – PanamaErigone apophysalis Tanasevitch, 2017 – Indonesia Erigone aptuna Chickering, 1970 – PanamaErigone arctica – Russia, Alaska, Canada, Greenland
- * E. a. palaearctica Brændegaard, 1934 – Svalbard, Russia
- * E. a. sibirica Kulczyński, 1908 – Russia
- * E. a. soerenseni Holm, 1956 – GreenlandErigone arcticola Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – Russia, Alaska, CanadaErigone arctophylacis Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Canada, United StatesErigone atra Blackwall, 1833 – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan. Introduced to GalapagosErigone autumnalis Emerton, 1882 – North and Central America. Introduced to Uruguay, Azores, Europe, Russia, United Arab Emirates, New Caledonia, HawaiiErigone barrowsi Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – United States, Mexico, BonaireErigone benes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United StatesErigone bereta Chickering, 1970 – PanamaErigone bifurca Locket, 1982 – India, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia. Introduced to HawaiiErigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United StatesErigone brevipes Tu & Li, 2004 – VietnamErigone canthognatha Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – United StatesErigone capra Simon, 1884 – Europe, Caucasus, Russia, Alaska, CanadaErigone clavipalpis Millidge, 1991 – PeruErigone coloradensis Keyserling, 1886 – Canada, United StatesErigone convalescens Jocqué, 1985 – ComorosErigone cristatopalpus Simon, 1884 – North America, Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan, MongoliaErigone crosbyi Schenkel, 1950 – United StatesErigone dentichelis Miller, 1970 – AngolaErigone denticulata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United StatesErigone dentigera O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – Canada, United StatesErigone dentipalpis – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, India, China. Introduced to Canada
- * E. d. syriaca O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 – SyriaErigone dentosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 – Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala. Introduced to Europe, Morocco, TurkeyErigone digena Chickering, 1970 – Panama, Jamaica, Puerto RicoErigone dipona Chickering, 1970 – PanamaErigone dumitrescuae Georgescu, 1969 – RomaniaErigone edentata Saito & Ono, 2001 – Korea, JapanErigone eisenschmidti Wunderlich, 1976 – Australia Erigone ephala Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Canada, United StatesErigone fellita Keyserling, 1886 – PeruErigone fluminea Millidge, 1991 – VenezuelaErigone grandidens Tu & Li, 2004 – China, VietnamErigone himeshimensis Strand, 1918 – JapanErigone hydrophytae Ivie & Barrows, 1935 – United StatesErigone hypenema Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – United StatesErigone hypoarctica Eskov, 1989 – Russia Erigone infernalis Keyserling, 1886 – United StatesErigone irrita Jocqué, 1984 – South AfricaErigone jaegeri Baehr, 1984 – Central Europe, ChinaErigone jammu Tanasevitch, 2018 – IndiaErigone jugorum Simon, 1884 – France Erigone kazhiensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – ChinaErigone koratensis Strand, 1918 – JapanErigone koshiensis Oi, 1960 – China, Korea, Taiwan, JapanErigone lata Song & Li, 2008 – ChinaErigone longipalpis – Europe, Caucasus, Russia, China, Japan
- * E. l. pirini Deltshev, 1983 – BulgariaErigone malvari Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – PhilippinesErigone maritima Kulczyński, 1902 – Western, Central and Northern Europe, Russia Erigone matanuskae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – AlaskaErigone miniata Baert, 1990 – GalapagosErigone monterreyensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – MexicoErigone neocaledonica Kritscher, 1966 – New CaledoniaErigone nepalensis Wunderlich, 1983 – NepalErigone nigrimana Thorell, 1875 – ItalyErigone nitidithorax Miller, 1970 – AngolaErigone ostiaria Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – United StatesErigone palustris Millidge, 1991 – Peru. Introduced to Falkland Is.Erigone paradisicola Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Canada, United StatesErigone pauperula – JapanErigone personata Gertsch & Davis, 1936 – United StatesErigone poeyi Simon, 1898 – St. VincentErigone praecursa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United StatesErigone prominens Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 – Asia. Introduced to St. Helena, Africa, Australia, New ZealandErigone promiscua – Western EuropeErigone psychrophila Thorell, 1871 – North America, Northern Europe, Russia Erigone reducta Schenkel, 1950 – United StatesErigone remota L. Koch, 1869 – Europe, Russia, Kyrgyzstan
- * E. r. dentigera Simon, 1926 – SwitzerlandErigone rohtangensis Tikader, 1981 – IndiaErigone rutila Millidge, 1995 – ThailandErigone sagibia Strand, 1918 – JapanErigone sagicola Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – JapanErigone sinensis Schenkel, 1936 – Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, ChinaErigone sirimonensis Bosmans, 1977 – KenyaErigone stygia Gertsch, 1973 – HawaiiErigone sumatrana Tanasevitch, 2017 – Indonesia Erigone svenssoni Holm, 1975 – Scandinavia, Russia Erigone tamazunchalensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – MexicoErigone tanana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – AlaskaErigone tenuimana Simon, 1884 – Europe Erigone tepena Chickering, 1970 – JamaicaErigone tirolensis L. Koch, 1872 – North America, Europe, Russia Erigone tolucana Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – MexicoErigone tristis – United StatesErigone uintana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – United StatesErigone uliginosa Millidge, 1991 – PeruErigone watertoni Simon, 1898 – St. VincentErigone welchi Jackson, 1911 – Ireland, Britain, Scandinavia, Estonia, LatviaErigone whitneyana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – United StatesErigone whymperi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 – Canada, Greenland, Faeroes, Norway, Russia, Mongolia
- * E. w. minor Jackson, 1933 – CanadaErigone wiltoni Locket, 1973 – New Zealand, ComorosErigone zabluta Keyserling, 1886 – PeruErigone zheduoshanensis Song & Li, 2008 – China