Lessertia dentichelis

Lessertia dentichelis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Lessertia
Species:	L. dentichelis
Binomial name
Lessertia dentichelis (Simon, 1884)

Lessertia dentichelis is a spider species found in Europe, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Canada and New Zealand. The species is notably found in Lithuania.[1]

There is also a notable population in Kungsträdgården metro station, in Stockholm, the only location in Sweden where the species can be found. While it is unknown exactly how the species arrived, it has been suggested the spider arrived unknown through transportation from elsewhere in Europe, or that the species existed in the archways of old buildings before the subway was built.[2]

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

References

1. The checklist of Lithuanian spiders (Arachnida: Araneae). Marija Biteniekytė and Vygandas Rėlys, Biologija, 2011, Vol. 57, No. 4, pages 148–158, doi:10.6001/biologija.v57i4.1926
2. "Dvärgspindel, MTR Stockholm". 2012-07-17. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. 17 July 2012 from the Wayback Machine (in Swedish).