Helophora
Genus of spiders
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Helophora is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.[2]
| Helophora | |
|---|---|
| Helophora cf. insignis, male | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Helophora Menge, 1866[1] |
| Type species | |
| H. insignis (Blackwall, 1841) | |
| Species | |
|
5, see text | |
Species
As of May 2019[update] it contains five species, found in China, Russia, and the United States:[1]
- Helophora insignis (Blackwall, 1841) (type) – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kyrgyzstan, China
- Helophora kueideensis Hu, 2001 – China
- Helophora orinoma (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA
- Helophora reducta (Keyserling, 1886) – USA
- Helophora tunagyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA