Coloncus Explained

Coloncus is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1949.^[1]

Species

it contains five species:^[2]

• Coloncus americanus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1944) – USA
• Coloncus cascadeus Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
• Coloncus ocala Chamberlin, 1949 – USA
• Coloncus pius Chamberlin, 1949 (type) – USA
• Coloncus siou Chamberlin, 1949 – USA, Canada

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species

Notes and References

1. Chamberlin. R. V.. 1949. On some American spiders of the family Erigonidae.. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 483–562. 41. 4. 10.1093/aesa/41.4.483. Ralph_Vary_Chamberlin.
2. Gen. Coloncus Chamberlin, 1949. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-13. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.