''Allomengea'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
dwarf spiders that was first described by
Embrik Strand
Embrik Strand (2 June 1876 – 3 November 1947) was an entomologist and arachnologist who classified many insect and spider species including the greenbottle blue tarantula.
Life and career
Strand was born in Ål, Norway. He studied at t ...
in 1912.
Species
it contains six species:
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Allomengea beombawigulensis''
Namkung, 2002 – Korea
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Allomengea coreana''
(Paik & Yaginuma, 1969) – Korea
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Allomengea dentisetis''
(Grube, 1861) – North America, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kyrgyzstan, China, Mongolia, Japan
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Allomengea niyangensis''
(Hu, 2001) – China
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Allomengea scopigera''
(Grube, 1859) (
type) – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, Mongolia
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Allomengea vidua''
(L. Koch
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (8 November 1825 – 1 November 1908) was a German entomologist and arachnologist.
He was born in Regensburg, Germany, and died in Nuremberg, Germany. He studied in Nuremberg, initially law, but then turned to medicin ...
, 1879) – Canada, Europe, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia)
See also
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List of Linyphiidae species
File:Silometopus reussi (26805753808).jpg , Silometopus reussi
File:Sheetweb Spider - Tapinopa bilineata, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg , Tapinopa bilineata
File:Araeoncus humilis.jpg, Araeoncus humilis
Lists of Linyphiidae species cover species of t ...
References
Linyphiidae genera
Holarctic spiders
Spiders of Asia
Taxa named by Embrik Strand
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