Islandiana is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Braendegaard in 1932.[3]

Islandiana
Islandiana lewisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Islandiana
Braendegaard, 1932[1]
Type species
I. falsifica
(Keyserling, 1886)
Species

15, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Aduva Bishop & Crosby, 1936[2]

Species

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As of May 2019 it contains fifteen species, found in Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Russia, and the United States:[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Islandiana Braendegaard, 1932". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. ^ Braendegaard, J. (1937). "Spiders (Araneina) from southeast Greenland". Meddelelser om Grønland. 108 (4): 12.
  3. ^ Braendegaard, J. (1932). "Araneae. In Isländische Spinnentiere". Göteborgs Kungliga Vetenskaps och Vitterhets Samhälles Handlingar. 2 (7): 8–36.

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