Biology:Eriena

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Eriena is a genus of spiders in the family Dictynidae.[1]

Distribution

Eriena is found in North America.[1]

Etymology

The genus name refers to the Erie people, who historically lived on the southern shore of Lake Erie.[2]

Taxonomy

Both species were transferred from genus Dictyna.[2]

Species

As of October 2025, this genus includes two species:[1]

  • Eriena minuta (Emerton, 1888) – Canada, United States (type species)
  • Eriena mora (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1958) – United States

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gen. Eriena Cala-Riquelme, Crews & Esposito, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/6718. Retrieved 2025-10-29. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Montana, K. O.; Cala-Riquelme, F.; Crews, S. C.; Gorneau, J. A.; Al-Jamal, A. M.; Alequín, L. D.; Spagna, J. C.; Ballarin, F. et al. (2025). "Tailor's drawer no more: a reappraisal of the spider family Dictynidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871 sensu lato". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204: 1-97. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf007. 

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