Helophora

Helophora
Helophora cf. insignis, male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Helophora Menge, 1866[1]
Type species
H. insignis (Blackwall, 1841)
Species
5, see text

Helophora is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Anton Menge in 1866.[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains five species, found in China, Russia, and the United States:[1]

• Helophora insignis (Blackwall, 1841) (type) – North America, Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kyrgyzstan, China
• Helophora kueideensis Hu, 2001 – China
• Helophora orinoma (Chamberlin, 1919) – USA
• Helophora reducta (Keyserling, 1886) – USA
• Helophora tunagyna Chamberlin & Ivie, 1943 – USA

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)

References

1. "Gen. Helophora Menge, 1866". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
2. Menge, A. (1866). "Preussische Spinnen. Erste Abtheilung". Schriften der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Danzig. 1: 1–152.