genus

Black Dwarf Spiders

Erigone

Field notes

Erigone is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. They prey on small insects such as Psylla and flies. One of the distinctive characters for this genus is the presence of teeth bordering the carapace.

Children

Tooth-palped Money Spider
Post Dwarf Weaver
Hook-toothed Money Spider native
Autumn Money Spider presumed native
Miller Dwarf Weaver presumed native
Teethed Dwarf Weaver presumed native
Blazed Dwarf Weaver native
Erigone stygia native
Spider

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native black dwarf spiders All

Native to the US, by observations.

Hook-toothed Money Spider Erigone dentosa 144 observations
Blazed Dwarf Weaver Erigone blaesa 9 observations
Erigone stygia 3 observations