Linyphia sagana
species of arachnid
Linyphia sagana is a species of spider in the family Linyphiidae (sheet weaver spiders). It is endemic to Japan.
Etymology
The species name sagana refers to Saga, a region in Japan, indicating the area where the holotype was collected.
Taxonomy
Linyphia sagana was first described by Friedrich Karl Wilhelm Dönitz and Embrik Strand in 1906 as part of their comprehensive work on Japanese spiders.
Distribution
L. sagana is endemic to Japan, where it was originally discovered and described.
Description
Only the female has been described for this species. The original description by Dönitz and Strand indicates a total length of 5 mm for the female specimen.
The female has a greyish-brown cephalothorax and extremities, with the opisthosoma being yellow above and brown below. A distinctive feature is a hill-like elevation running across the opisthosoma immediately behind the front third, rising gently and sloping steeply behind, with whitish coloration. Along the sides of the abdomen runs a narrow black line, with a somewhat longer black transverse line both in front of and behind the hill-like elevation.
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