Microlinyphia pusilla

Microlinyphia pusilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Linyphiidae
Genus: Microlinyphia
Species: M. pusilla
Binomial name
Microlinyphia pusilla
Sundevall, 1830

Microlinyphia pusilla is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. It has a Holarctic distribution.

It was known as Linyphia pusilla until its reclassification in 1928.[1]

This species displays strong sexual dimorphism: The male is black and shiny with a narrow abdomen, with a body length (excluding legs) of around 5 mm; The female is slightly larger with a much plumper, slivery abdomen bearing a leaf-shaped black mark. This spider constructs a small hammock-shaped web in vegetation near the ground.

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