Helophora Explained

Helophora is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.^[1]

Species

it contains five species, found in China, Russia, and the United States:^[2]

• Helophora insignis (Blackwall, 1841) (type) – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kyrgyzstan, China
• Helophora kueideensis Hu, 2001 – China
• Helophora orinoma (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA
• Helophora reducta (Keyserling, 1886) – USA
• Helophora tunagyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

Notes and References

1. Menge. A.. 1866. Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung. Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 1–152. 1. Anton_Menge.
2. Gen. Helophora Menge, 1866. World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. 2019-06-15. 2019. Natural History Museum Bern. 10.24436/2.