Review of the nearctic genus Scyletria Bishop & Crosby (araneae, linyphiidae), with a transfer of S. jona to Mermessus O. Pickard-Cambridge

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1744, 2008, Pages 31-40

  Patrick, L Brian ^a   Dupérré, Nadine ^b   Dondale, Charles D ^c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Agriculture and Agri Food Canada ^*  (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cephalethus; Distribution; Eperigone; Erigoninae; North America; Penny spider; Savignia; Spider taxonomy

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; ERIGONINAE; LINYPHIIDAE;

EID: 42449113718     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1744.1.3     Document Type: Article

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