Biology:Microdipoena guttata
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| female M. guttata | |
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| male M. guttata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Mysmenidae |
| Genus: | Microdipoena |
| Species: | M. guttata
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| Binomial name | |
| Microdipoena guttata Banks, 1895
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Microdipoena guttata is a species of true spider in the family Mysmenidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in a range from the United States to Paraguay.[5]
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae (spiders)
- Family: Mysmenidae
- Genus: Microdipoena
- Species: Microdipoena guttata
The family Mysmenidae comprises very small spiders, many of which are poorly studied due to their size and cryptic habitats.[6]
Characteristics
Microdipoena guttata is extremely small, consistent with other mysmenid spiders:[7]
- Body size: typically under 2 mm
- Coloration: generally pale to brownish, often with distinct spotted or mottled markings (reflected in the species name guttata, meaning "spotted")
- Body form: compact, with relatively short legs compared to larger web-building spiders.
Due to their small size, detailed identification often requires microscopic examination, especially of genital structures.[7]
Habitat
The species is associated with humid, sheltered microhabitats, including leaf litter, low shrubs, and ground vegetation, and forest understory environments.[8] Like other members of Mysmenidae, it constructs very small, irregular orb webs or reduced web structures close to the ground. They prey on tiny insects and micro-arthropods, capturing them using fine, delicate silk webs.[8]
Geography
Microdipoena guttata is known from parts of Europe, with records showing sightings in parts of Central and Eastern Europe, and regions with temperate forest ecosystems.[8] Exact distribution is not comprehensively documented, reflecting the limited sampling of very small arachnid species.[8]
References
- ↑ "Microdipoena guttata Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=861651. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Microdipoena guttata species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6c54ff49b5ba5292a4fbe506cef86c52. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Microdipoena guttata". https://www.gbif.org/species/2151264. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "Microdipoena guttata Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/511616. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "NMBE World Spider Catalog, Microdipoena guttata". http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/21959. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
- ↑ "World Spider Catalog". https://wsc.nmbe.ch/genus-catalog/2168/Microdipoena.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 May, Lynette Elliott on 3; 2011 - 9:43pm. "Species Microdipoena guttata" (in en). https://www.bugguide.net/node/view/511616.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Foelix, Rainer (2025-08-14) (in en). Spider Biology. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-031-96011-6. https://www.google.co.ke/books/edition/Spider_Biology/ur59EQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0.
Wikidata ☰ Q2603568 entry
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