Perregrinus
Perregrinus is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Perregrinus deformis. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 1992,[2] and has only been found in Russia, Mongolia, China, and Canada.[1]
Perregrinus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
Class: | Arachnida |
Order: | Araneae |
Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
Family: | Linyphiidae |
Genus: | Perregrinus Tanasevitch, 1992[1] |
Species: | P. deformis |
Binomial name | |
Perregrinus deformis (Tanasevitch, 1982) | |
The male of this species is readily identifiable by the uniquely-shaped projection issuing from its clypeus. When viewed from the side, this short, rounded projection appears somewhat similar to a human nose.[3]
See also
References
- "Gen. Perregrinus Tanasevitch, 1992". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- Tanasevitch, A. V. (1992). "New genera and species of the tribe Lepthyphantini (Aranei Linyphiidae Micronetinae) from Asia (with some nomenclatorial notes on linyphiids)". Arthropoda Selecta. 1 (1): 39–50.
- Spiders of North America : an identification manual (Second ed.). Keene, New Hampshire: American Arachnological Society. 2017. ISBN 978-0-9980146-0-9.
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