Erigone (spider)

Erigone Temporal range: Neogene– Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Male Erigone atra
E. dentipalpis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Subfamily:	Erigoninae
Genus:	Erigone Audouin, 1826 [1]
Type species
E. longipalpis (Sundevall, 1830)
Species
103, see text

Erigone is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. ^[2] They prey on small insects such as Psylla and flies.^{[ citation needed ]} One of the distinctive characters for this genus is the presence of teeth bordering the carapace. ^[3]

Species

As of October 2025 ^[update] , this genus includes 103 species and seven subspecies. ^[1]

These species have articles on Wikipedia:

• Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United States. Introduced to Britain, Italy
• Erigone atra Blackwall, 1833 – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan. Introduced to Galapagos
• Erigone autumnalis Emerton, 1882 – North and Central America. Introduced to Uruguay, Azores, Europe, Russia (Caucasus), United Arab Emirates, New Caledonia, Hawaii
• Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United States
• Erigone dentigera O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – Canada, United States
• Erigone dentosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 – Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala. Introduced to Europe, Morocco, Turkey
• Erigone prominens Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 – Asia. Introduced to St. Helena, Africa, Australia, New Zealand
• Erigone wiltoni Locket, 1973 – New Zealand, Comoros

Complete species list as of October 2025 [update]

Erigone acuta Tanasevitch, 2021 – Nepal Erigone albescens Banks, 1898 – United States Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United States. Introduced to Britain, Italy Erigone allani Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – Alaska Erigone alsaida Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United States Erigone angela Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United States Erigone ansula Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2022 – China Erigone antarctica Simon, 1884 – Chile Erigone antegona Chickering, 1970 – Panama Erigone apophysalis Tanasevitch, 2017 – Indonesia (Sumatra) Erigone aptuna Chickering, 1970 – Panama Erigone arctica (White, 1852) – Russia (north-eastern Siberia), Alaska, Canada, Greenland E. a. palaearctica Brændegaard, 1934 – Svalbard, Russia (Europe to West Siberia) E. a. sibirica Kulczyński, 1908 – Russia (Urals, Siberia) E. a. soerenseni Holm, 1956 – Greenland Erigone arcticola Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – Russia (Europe to Far North-East), Alaska, Canada Erigone arctophylacis Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Canada, United States Erigone atra Blackwall, 1833 – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, Nepal, Mongolia, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan. Introduced to Galapagos Erigone autumnalis Emerton, 1882 – North and Central America. Introduced to Uruguay, Azores, Europe, Russia (Caucasus), United Arab Emirates, New Caledonia, Hawaii Erigone barrowsi Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – United States, Mexico, Bonaire Erigone benes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United States Erigone bereta Chickering, 1970 – Panama Erigone bifurca Locket, 1982 – India, Malaysia (mainland), Philippines, Indonesia (Krakatau). Introduced to Hawaii Erigone blaesa Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Alaska, Canada, United States Erigone brevipes Tu & Li, 2004 – Vietnam Erigone canthognatha Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – United States Erigone capra Simon, 1884 – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Alaska, Canada Erigone clavipalpis Millidge, 1991 – Peru Erigone coloradensis Keyserling, 1886 – Canada, United States Erigone convalescens Jocqué, 1985 – Comoros Erigone cristatopalpus Simon, 1884 – North America, Europe, Russia (Urals to Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia Erigone crosbyi Schenkel, 1950 – United States Erigone dentichelis Miller, 1970 – Angola Erigone denticulata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United States Erigone dentigera O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 – Canada, United States Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834) – Europe, North Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia, Pakistan, India, China. Introduced to Canada E. d. syriaca O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 – Syria Erigone dentosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 – Canada, United States, Mexico, Guatemala. Introduced to Europe, Morocco, Turkey Erigone digena Chickering, 1970 – Panama, Jamaica, Puerto Rico Erigone dipona Chickering, 1970 – Panama Erigone dumitrescuae Georgescu, 1969 – Romania Erigone edentata Saito & Ono, 2001 – Korea, Japan Erigone eisenschmidti Wunderlich, 1976 – Australia (Queensland) Erigone ephala Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Canada, United States Erigone fellita Keyserling, 1886 – Peru Erigone fluminea Millidge, 1991 – Venezuela Erigone grandidens Tu & Li, 2004 – China, Vietnam Erigone himeshimensis Strand, 1918 – Japan Erigone hydrophytae Ivie & Barrows, 1935 – United States Erigone hypenema Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – United States Erigone hypoarctica Eskov, 1989 – Russia (Europe to Far East) Erigone infernalis Keyserling, 1886 – United States Erigone irrita Jocqué, 1984 – South Africa Erigone jaegeri Baehr, 1984 – Central Europe, China Erigone jammu Tanasevitch, 2018 – India Erigone jugorum Simon, 1884 – France (Pyrenees) Erigone kazhiensis Irfan, Zhang & Peng, 2025 – China Erigone koratensis Strand, 1918 – Japan Erigone koshiensis Oi, 1960 – China, Korea, Taiwan, Japan Erigone lata Song & Li, 2008 – China Erigone longipalpis (Sundevall, 1830) – Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia), China, Japan (type species) E. l. pirini Deltshev, 1983 – Bulgaria Erigone malvari Barrion & Litsinger, 1995 – Philippines Erigone maritima Kulczyński, 1902 – Western, Central and Northern Europe, Russia (Altai) Erigone matanuskae Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – Alaska Erigone miniata Baert, 1990 – Galapagos Erigone monterreyensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – Mexico Erigone neocaledonica Kritscher, 1966 – New Caledonia Erigone nepalensis Wunderlich, 1983 – Nepal Erigone nigrimana Thorell, 1875 – Italy Erigone nitidithorax Miller, 1970 – Angola Erigone ostiaria Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – United States Erigone palustris Millidge, 1991 – Peru. Introduced to Falkland Is. Erigone paradisicola Crosby & Bishop, 1928 – Canada, United States Erigone pauperula (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) – Japan Erigone personata Gertsch & Davis, 1936 – United States Erigone poeyi Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent Erigone praecursa Chamberlin & Ivie, 1939 – United States Erigone prominens Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 – Asia. Introduced to St. Helena, Africa, Australia, New Zealand Erigone promiscua (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) – Western Europe Erigone psychrophila Thorell, 1871 – North America, Northern Europe, Russia (Europe to East Siberia) Erigone reducta Schenkel, 1950 – United States Erigone remota L. Koch, 1869 – Europe, Russia (Europe to north-east Siberia), Kyrgyzstan E. r. dentigera Simon, 1926 – Switzerland Erigone rohtangensis Tikader, 1981 – India Erigone rutila Millidge, 1995 – Thailand Erigone sagibia Strand, 1918 – Japan Erigone sagicola Dönitz & Strand, 1906 – Japan Erigone sinensis Schenkel, 1936 – Russia (West Siberia to Far East), Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China Erigone sirimonensis Bosmans, 1977 – Kenya Erigone stygia Gertsch, 1973 – Hawaii Erigone sumatrana Tanasevitch, 2017 – Indonesia (Sumatra) Erigone svenssoni Holm, 1975 – Scandinavia, Russia (Europe to West Siberia) Erigone tamazunchalensis Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – Mexico Erigone tanana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1947 – Alaska Erigone tenuimana Simon, 1884 – Europe (Alps) Erigone tepena Chickering, 1970 – Jamaica Erigone tirolensis L. Koch, 1872 – North America, Europe, Russia (Europe to Far North East) Erigone tolucana Gertsch & Davis, 1937 – Mexico Erigone tristis (Banks, 1892) – United States Erigone uintana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – United States Erigone uliginosa Millidge, 1991 – Peru Erigone watertoni Simon, 1898 – St. Vincent Erigone welchi Jackson, 1911 – Ireland, Britain, Scandinavia, Estonia, Latvia Erigone whitneyana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935 – United States Erigone whymperi O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1877 – Canada, Greenland, Faeroes, Norway, Russia (Europe, West Siberia), Mongolia E. w. minor Jackson, 1933 – Canada Erigone wiltoni Locket, 1973 – New Zealand, Comoros Erigone zabluta Keyserling, 1886 – Peru Erigone zheduoshanensis Song & Li, 2008 – China

References

1. "Gen. Erigone Audouin, 1826". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-18.
2. Audouin, V. (1826), "Explication sommaire des planches d'arachnides de l'Égypte et de la Syrie", Description de l'Égypte, ou recueil des observations et des recherches qui ont été faites en Égypte pendant l'expédition de l'armée franҫaise, publié par les ordres de sa Majesté l'Empereur Napoléon le Grand
3. "Genus Erigone". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-06-14.

External links

• Citizen science observations for Erigone at iNaturalist

• Erigone on Fauna Europaea
• Tamerlan Thorell (1895): Descriptive catalogue of the spiders of Burma