Enoplognatha is a genus of comb-footed spiders first described by P. Pavesi in 1880.[3] They were characterized by both a large colulus and a subspherical abdomen, with males usually have enlarged chelicerae. It is considered a senior synonym of Symopagia.[2]

Enoplognatha
female E. ovata
female E. abrupta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Theridiidae
Genus: Enoplognatha
Pavesi, 1880[1]
Type species
E. mandibularis
(Lucas, 1846)
Species

74, see text

Synonyms[1]

Among the theridiids, they are medium to large sized. E. maricopa, a red-brown spider with a mottled purplish abdomen, has males that can reach a length of 3.4 millimetres (0.13 in), while females typically reach 2.9 millimetres (0.11 in). E. peruviana females can grow to 6.5 millimetres (0.26 in) long, and female E. zapfeae can reach up to 9.2 millimetres (0.36 in).[4]

Species

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As of September 2019 it contains seventy-four species with a cosmopolitan distribution, including Greenland and Western Australia:[1]

In synonymy:

  • E. aituarca Esyunin & Efimik, 1998 = Enoplognatha serratosignata (L. Koch, 1879)
  • E. albimaculosa (Saito, 1934, T from Steatoda) = Enoplognatha caricis (Fickert, 1876)
  • E. ambigua Kulczyński, 1894 = Enoplognatha serratosignata (L. Koch, 1879)
  • E. arganoi (Brignoli, 1980, T from Robertus) = Enoplognatha testacea Simon, 1884
  • E. camtschadalica Kulczyński, 1885 = Enoplognatha caricis (Fickert, 1876)
  • E. corollata (Bertkau, 1883) = Enoplognatha oelandica (Thorell, 1875)
  • E. cottarellii (Brignoli, 1980) = Enoplognatha testacea Simon, 1884
  • E. crucifera (Thorell, 1875) = Enoplognatha mordax (Thorell, 1875)
  • E. dorsinotata Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 = Enoplognatha caricis (Fickert, 1876)
  • E. elimata (L. Koch, 1882, T from Theridion) = Enoplognatha diversa (Blackwall, 1859)
  • E. hangzhouensis Zhu, 1998 = Enoplognatha abrupta (Karsch, 1879)
  • E. hungarica Kolosváry, 1934 = Enoplognatha serratosignata (L. Koch, 1879)
  • E. jacksoni Schenkel, 1927 = Enoplognatha serratosignata (L. Koch, 1879)
  • E. japonica Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 = Enoplognatha caricis (Fickert, 1876)
  • E. joshua Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Enoplognatha joshua Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
  • E. krasnojarskensis (Strand, 1903, removed from S of Theridion undulatum) = Enoplognatha serratosignata (L. Koch, 1879)
  • E. mansueta (L. Koch, 1882, T from Theridion) = Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)
  • E. maritima Simon, 1884 = Enoplognatha mordax (Thorell, 1875)
  • E. marmorata Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Enoplognatha marmorata (Hentz, 1850)
  • E. militaris Wunderlich, 1995 = Enoplognatha latimana Hippa & Oksala, 1982
  • E. mimoides (Chamberlin, 1920) = Enoplognatha marmorata (Hentz, 1850)
  • E. nigrocincta Simon, 1884 = Enoplognatha mandibularis (Lucas, 1846)
  • E. pikes Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Enoplognatha intrepida (Sørensen, 1898)
  • E. piuta Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Enoplognatha joshua Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942
  • E. puritana Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 = Enoplognatha caricis (Fickert, 1876)
  • E. redimita (Linnaeus, 1758, T from Theridion) = Enoplognatha ovata (Clerck, 1757)
  • E. robustula Roewer, 1942 = Enoplognatha diversa (Blackwall, 1859)
  • E. rugosa Emerton, 1908 = Enoplognatha intrepida (Sørensen, 1898)
  • E. schaufussi (L. Koch, 1882) = Enoplognatha mordax (Thorell, 1875)
  • E. submargarita Yaginuma & Zhu, 1992 = Enoplognatha margarita Yaginuma, 1964
  • E. tecta Keyserling, 1884 = Enoplognatha caricis (Fickert, 1876)
  • E. thoracicoides Nosek, 1905 = Enoplognatha quadripunctata Simon, 1884
  • E. transversifoveata (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) = Enoplognatha abrupta (Karsch, 1879)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Enoplognatha Pavesi, 1880". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ a b c Levi, H. W.; Levi, L. R. (1962). "The genera of the spider family Theridiidae". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 127: 27.
  3. ^ Pavesi, P. (1880). "Studi sugli Aracnidi africani. I. Aracnidi di Tunisia". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 15: 283–388.
  4. ^ Levi, H.W. (1962). "The Spider Genera Steatoda and Enoplognatha in America (Araneae, Theridiidae)". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 69: 11–36. doi:10.1155/1962/42957.