Epiceraticelus

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Epiceraticelus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Epiceraticelus
Crosby & Bishop, 1931

Epiceraticelus is a genus of North American dwarf spiders containing two species: Epiceraticelus fluvialis and Epiceraticelus mandyae. The first described species in the genus, E. fluvialis, was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1931, [1] and has only been found in the Midwestern and Eastern United States. The second species, E. mandyae, was described in 2019 by M. L. Draney et al. [2] and occurs in the Southeastern United States from Eastern New Jersey south to Georgia and west to Louisiana. The male of E. mandyae has a curved proboscis that extends from below the eyes. Epiceraticelus mandyae was named after the late arachnologist, Amanda Howe, in honor of her contributions to the North American arachnology community. [3]

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References

  1. Crosby, C. R.; Bishop, S. C. (1931). "Studies in American spiders: genera Cornicularia, Paracornicularia, Tigellinus, Walckenaera, Epiceraticelus and Pelecopsis with descriptions of new genera and species". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 39: 359–403.
  2. Draney, M. L.; Milne, M. A.; Ulyshen, M.; Madriz, G. (2019). "Revision of the spider genus Epiceraticelus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with a description of a new species". Zootaxa. 4646 (1): 189–200. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4646.1.11. PMID   31717034.
  3. Gloor, Daniel; Nentwig, Wolfgang; Blick, Theo; Kropf, Christian (2019). "Gen. Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 1931". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-14.