Eskovia

Eskovia is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Y. M. Marusik & Michael I. Saaristo in 1999.^[2] As of May 2019^[update] it contains only two species: E. exarmata and E. mongolica.^[1]

Eskovia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Eskovia Marusik & Saaristo, 1999[1]
Type species
E. exarmata (Eskov, 1989)
Species
E. exarmata (Eskov, 1989) – Russia (Middle Siberia to Far East), Canada E. mongolica Marusik & Saaristo, 1999 – Mongolia

The male carapace in both members of this genus has a distinct shape, appearing roughly trapezoidal in profile, especially in E. exarmata.^[2][3]

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)