Gnathonargus Explained

Gnathonargus is a monotypic genus of North American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Gnathonargus unicorn. It was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1935,^[1] and has only been found in the United States.^[2]

The species name alludes to the diagnostic projection issuing from the clypeus in males, an elongate, slender rod with a rounded end that points diagonally upward.^[3]

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

Notes and References

1. Bishop. S. C.. Crosby. C. R.. 1935. Studies in American spiders: miscellaneous genera of Erigoneae, part I.. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 255–280. 43.
2. Gen. Gnathonargus Bishop & Crosby, 1935. 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.
3. Book: Spiders of North America : an identification manual . 2017 . American Arachnological Society . Keene, New Hampshire . 978-0-9980146-0-9 . Second.