Fauna of Lithuania

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Fauna of Lithuania may refer to:

Spiders

A 2011 list includes 445 spider species. [1]

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<i>Episinus angulatus</i> Species of spider

Episinus angulatus is a small mottled brownish tangle-web spider, found from Europe to Russia.

<i>Segestria senoculata</i> Species of spider

Segestria senoculata, sometimes known as the snake-back spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Segestriidae. It has a Palearctic distribution.

<i>Enoplognatha ovata</i> Species of arachnid

Enoplognatha ovata, the common candy-striped spider, is a species of spider belonging to the family Theridiidae. Their scientific name derives from the latin word 'ovatus' which means egg-shaped. Despite its small size, this is a formidable predator which can prey on insects many times its size.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lithuanian Academy of Sciences</span> Society of scientists and institute in Lithuania

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<i>Pholcus phalangioides</i> Species of spider

Pholcus phalangioides, commonly known as the cosmopolitan cellar spider, long-bodied cellar spider or one of various types called a daddy long-legs spider, is a spider of the family Pholcidae. It is also known as the skull spider, since its cephalothorax is said to resemble a human skull. This is the only spider species described by the Swiss entomologist Johann Kaspar Füssli, who first recorded it in 1775. Its common name of "daddy long-legs" should not be confused with a different arachnid group with the same common name, the harvestman (Opiliones), or the crane flies of the superfamily Tipuloidea.

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<i>Harpactea rubicunda</i> Species of spider

Harpactea rubicunda is a spider species found in Georgia. It is also found in Lithuania.

<i>Ero cambridgei</i> Species of spider

Ero cambridgei is a pirate spider species with Palearctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.

<i>Ero furcata</i> Species of spider

Ero furcata is a pirate spider species with Palearctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania and the Czech Republic.

<i>Hyptiotes paradoxus</i> Species of spider

Hyptiotes paradoxus, also known as the triangle spider, is a cribellate orbweaver in the family Uloboridae.

<i>Crustulina guttata</i> Species of spider

Crustulina guttata is a spider species with Palearctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.

Cryptachaea riparia is a spider species with Palearctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.

<i>Enoplognatha thoracica</i> Species of spider

Enoplognatha thoracica is a spider species with Holarctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.

<i>Euryopis flavomaculata</i> Species of spider

Euryopis flavomaculata is a tangle-web spider species with Palearctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.

<i>Platnickina tincta</i> Species of spider

Platnickina tincta is a tangle web spider species with Holarctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.

<i>Lasaeola prona</i> Species of spider

Lasaeola prona is a tangle web spider species with Holarctic distribution. It is notably found in Lithuania.

Lasaeola tristis is a tangle web spider species found from Europe to Central Asia. It is notably found in Lithuania.

Lessertia dentichelis is a spider species found in Europe, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Canada and New Zealand. The species is notably found in Lithuania.

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References

  1. The checklist of Lithuanian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Marija Biteniekytė and Vygandas Rėlys, Biologija, 2011, Vol. 57, No. 4, pages 148–158, doi : 10.6001/biologija.v57i4.1926