Definition of the Genus Grammonota (Araneae: Erigonidae), with Descriptions of Seven New Species

Grammonota Emerton, 1882, is one of the many uniform genera that constitute the large and complex family Erigonidae. All of the 28 species and one subspecies recognized by the present writer are American in range, and representatives occur from southwestern Alaska and James Bay in the north to Centr...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:The Canadian Entomologist
Main Author: Dondale, C. D.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1959
Subjects:
Insect Science
Molecular Biology
Physiology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Structural Biology
Arctic
Canada
Pacific
Alaska
James Bay
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent91232-4
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X0007245X
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Summary:Grammonota Emerton, 1882, is one of the many uniform genera that constitute the large and complex family Erigonidae. All of the 28 species and one subspecies recognized by the present writer are American in range, and representatives occur from southwestern Alaska and James Bay in the north to Central America and the West Indies. A few species are arctic-alpine, or are restricted to the Pacific coast, but most occur east of the Rocky Mountains from southern Canada to the Gulf States.

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