Lophomma

Lophomma is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1868.[2] As of May 2019 it contains only three species, found in Canada, Russia, and the United States: L. depressum, L. punctatum, and L. vaccinii.[1]

Lophomma
L. punctatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Lophomma
Menge, 1868[1]
Type species
L. punctatum
(Blackwall, 1841)
Species
  • L. depressum (Emerton, 1882) – USA
  • L. punctatum (Blackwall, 1841) – Europe, Russia (Europe to South Siberia)
  • L. vaccinii (Emerton, 1926) – USA (incl. Alaska), Canada, Russia (Urals to Far East)

See also

References
  1. "Gen. Lophomma Menge, 1868". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  2. Menge, A. (1868). "Preussische Spinnen. II. Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 2: 153–218.


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