''Idionella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by

Nathan Banks Nathan Banks (April 13, 1868 – January 24, 1953) was an American entomologist noted for his work on Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Hymenoptera, and Acarina (mites). He started work on mites in 1880 with the USDA. In 1915 he authored the first compr ...

in 1893.

Species

it contains eight species and one subspecies, found in

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

and the

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: *'' Idionella anomala'' ( Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) – USA *'' Idionella deserta'' (Gertsch & Ivie, 1936) – USA *'' Idionella formosa'' (Banks, 1892) ( type) – USA **'' Idionella f. pista'' (

Chamberlin The Chamberlin is an electro-mechanical keyboard instrument that was a precursor to the Mellotron. It was developed and patented by the American inventor Harry Chamberlin from 1949 to 1956, when the first model was introduced. There are several ...

, 1949) – USA *'' Idionella nesiotes'' (Crosby, 1924) – USA, Mexico *'' Idionella rugosa'' (Crosby, 1905) – USA *'' Idionella sclerata'' (Ivie & Barrows, 1935) – USA, Mexico *'' Idionella titivillitium'' (Crosby & Bishop, 1925) – USA *'' Idionella tugana'' (Chamberlin, 1949) – USA

References

Araneomorphae genera Linyphiidae Spiders of Mexico Spiders of the United States Taxa named by Nathan Banks {{Linyphiidae-stub

Species

See also

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