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Tenuiphantes tenuis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Tenuiphantes
Species:	T. tenuis
Binomial name
	Tenuiphantes tenuis; Blackwall, 1852
Synonyms
	Linyphia pusilla Blackwall, 1834 ; Linyphia tenuis Blackwall, 1852 ; Lepthyphantes tenuis (Blackwall, 1852) ; Lepthyphantes falteronensis Caporiacco, 1936 ; Lepthyphantes foliatus Denis, 1945 ; Lepthyphantes aspromontis Caporiacco, 1949 ; Lepthyphantes sanfilippoi Caporiacco, 1950 ;

Tenuiphantes tenuis is a species of spider belonging to the family Linyphiidae. Its native distribution is reported as Europe, Macaronesia, Northern Africa, Turkey, Caucasus, Central Asia.^[1] The species was introduced to USA, Chile, Argentina and New Zealand^[1]^[2] from Europe where it is found throughout.^[3]^[4]

The body length excluding legs is about 2 to 3 millimetres (0.079 to 0.118 in).^[3]^[4] The carapace is dark brown.^[4] The abdomen often has a distinctive pattern, usually with clear black spots, and T. tenuis is more slender than other species in the family.^[4]^[5] The legs are brown and lack annulations.^[3]^[4]

T. tenuis is usually found in low vegetation, moss, and leaf litter^[3] where it feeds on various insects including Listronotus bonariensis.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Tenuiphantes tenuis". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
^ ^a ^b CJ Vink; JM Kean (2013). "PCR gut analysis reveals that Tenuiphantes tenuis (Araneae: Linyphiidae) is a potentially significant predator of Argentine stem weevil, Listronotus bonariensis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), in New Zealand pastures". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 40 (4): 304–313. doi:10.1080/03014223.2013.794847. S2CID 85085251.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Roberts, Michael J. (1996) Collins Field Guide - Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, ISBN 978-0-00-219981-0, p. 360.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Jones, Dick (1989) A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (revised edition), Hamlyn, ISBN 0-600-56710-9, p. 286
^ Savory, Theodore (1945) The Spiders & Allied Orders of the British Isles, Warne, p. 112.