Hypsocephalus dahli is a junior synonym of Microneta pusilla (Araneae, Linyphiidae)
Hypsocephalus dahli is a junior synonym of Microneta pusilla (Araneae, Linyphiidae)
Hypsocephalus dahli is a junior synonym of Microneta pusilla (Araneae, Linyphiidae)
Central Europe; Poland; spiders; taxonomy
Abstract
Comparison of the detailed species-specific original drawings of Microneta pusilla Menge, 1869 with the holotype of Hypsocephalus dahli (Lessert, 1909) and the record of one female close to the type locality of Microneta pusilla in Gdańsk, Poland indicate that Hypsocephalus dahli is a junior synonym of Microneta pusilla. Hypsocephalus pusillus (Menge, 1869) is therefore proposed as the valid name for this species. Here we discuss the taxonomic status of both species and present a distribution map that accounts for records in Poland.
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