Epiceraticelus Explained

Epiceraticelus is a genus of North American dwarf spiders containing two species: Epiceraticelus fluvialis and Epiceraticelus mandyae. The first described species in the genus, E. fluvialis, was first described by C. R. Crosby & S. C. Bishop in 1931,^[1] and has only been found in the Midwestern and Eastern United States. The second species, E. mandyae, was described in 2019 by M. L. Draney et al.^[2] and occurs in the Southeastern United States from Eastern New Jersey south to Georgia and west to Louisiana. The male of E. mandyae has a curved proboscis that extends from below the eyes. Epiceraticelus mandyae was named after the late arachnologist, Amanda Howe, in honor of her contributions to the North American arachnology community.^[3]

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

Notes and References

1. Crosby. C. R.. Bishop. S. C.. 1931. Studies in American spiders: genera Cornicularia, Paracornicularia, Tigellinus, Walckenaera, Epiceraticelus and Pelecopsis with descriptions of new genera and species.. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 359–403. 39.
2. Draney. M. L.. Milne. M. A.. Ulyshen. M.. Madriz. G.. 2019. Revision of the spider genus Epiceraticelus (Araneae, Linyphiidae) with a description of a new species.. Zootaxa. 189–200. 4646. 1. 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.1.11. 31717034.
3. Gen. Epiceraticelus Crosby & Bishop, 1931. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-14. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2. Gloor. Daniel. Nentwig. Wolfgang. Blick. Theo. Kropf. Christian.