Erigone atra

Erigone atra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Erigone
Species:	E. atra
Binomial name
	Erigone atra; Blackwall, 1833
Synonyms
	Erigone atra Blackwall, 1833 ; Argus nigrimanus Walckenaer, 1841 ; Erigone vagabunda Westring, 1861 ; Neriene atra (Blackwall, 1833) ; Erigone persimilis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875 ; Erigone lantosquensis Simon, 1884 ; Erigone praepulchra Keyserling, 1886 ; Hillhousia desolans F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 ; Erigone hakusanensis Oi, 1964 ;

Erigone atra is a species of dwarf spider or money spider, in the family Linyphiidae. It is commonly found in North America, Europe, parts of Russia (European to Far East), Central Asia, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] This spider is one of the most common Erigone spiders. E. atra is an important spider for agriculture, as it preys on pests such as aphids which are commonly found on crops. E. atra spiders are aeronautical spiders, as they travel via ballooning. This technique, sometimes referred to as kiting, allows E. atra spiders to traverse large distances and find new habitats when environmental or human stresses create unfit living environments. E. atra is difficult to differentiate from other congeneric species because of their similar sizes and coloring.

^ ^a ^b "Taxon details Erigone atra Blackwall, 1833", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-11-16
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[WSC_s15253-1] "Taxon details Erigone atra Blackwall, 1833", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2020-11-16

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