Gnathonargus

Gnathonargus is a monotypic genus of North American dwarf spiders containing the single species, Gnathonargus unicorn. It was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1935,^[2] and has only been found in the United States.^[1]

Gnathonargus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Gnathonargus Bishop & Crosby, 1935[1]
Species:	G. unicorn
Binomial name
Gnathonargus unicorn (Banks, 1892)

The species name alludes to the diagnostic projection issuing from the clypeus in males, an elongate, slender rod with a rounded end that points diagonally upward.^[3]

See also

• List of Linyphiidae species (A–H)