Praestigia

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Classis: Arachnida
Ordo: Araneae
Subordo: Opisthothelae
Infraordo: Araneomorphae
Taxon: Neocribellatae
Series: Entelegynae
Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Linyphiidae
Subfamilia: Erigoninae
Genus: Praestigia
Species: P. duffeyi – P. eskovi – P. groenlandica – P. kulczynskii – P. makarovae – P. pini – P. sibirica – P. uralensis
Name

Praestigia Millidge, 1954

Type species: Praestigia duffeyi Millidge, 1954
References

Millidge, A. F. 1954. On a new species and genus of spider. Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (12) 7: 253-256. [253]
Marusik, Y. M., V. A. Gnelitsa & S. Koponen. 2008. A survey of Holarctic Linyphiidae (Araneae). 3. A review of the genus Praestigia Millidge, 1954. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 14: 213-231.
Platnick, N. I. 2009. The World Spider Catalog, version 9.5. American Museum of Natural History. [1]

Praestigia is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge in 1954.[2]

The defining characteristic of Praestigia is a projection issuing from the ocular region in males, which varies in form depending on the species, and bears a cap at its distal end. The cap is composed of a series of interconnected fibers glued to the projection with a waxy substance. The cap itself is easily dislodged and lost, and where it originates from is unclear.[3]

The generic name is a combination of Latin prae, meaning "in front" or "before" and Greek stigios, meaning "an awl," a reference to the above-described projection.[3]
Species

As of May 2019 it contains eight species:[1]

Praestigia duffeyi Millidge, 1954 (type) – Europe
Praestigia eskovi Marusik, Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2008 – Russia
Praestigia groenlandica Holm, 1967 – Canada, Greenland
Praestigia kulczynskii Eskov, 1979 – Russia, Japan, Canada
Praestigia makarovae Marusik, Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2008 – Russia
Praestigia pini (Holm, 1950) – Sweden, Finland, Russia, Mongolia
Praestigia sibirica Marusik, Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2008 – Russia, USA (Alaska)
Praestigia uralensis Marusik, Gnelitsa & Koponen, 2008 – Russia

See also

List of Linyphiidae species (I–P)

References

"Gen. Praestigia Millidge, 1954". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
Millidge, A. F. (1954). "On a new species and genus of spider". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7 (12): 253–256. doi:10.1080/00222935408651727.
Marusik, Yuri M.; Gnelitsa, Valeri A.; Koponen, Seppo (July 2008). "A Survey of Holarctic Linyphiidae (Araneae). 3. A Review of the Genus Praestigia Millidge, 1954". Arachnology. 14 (5): 213–231. doi:10.13156/arac.2008.14.5.213. ISSN 2050-9928. S2CID 130796884.