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Checklist for Subfamily Erigoninae Emerton, 1882 (Dwarf Spiders)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
99
1782
11863
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
91
1742
11733
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
70
1611
10817
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
68
1598
10759
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
11
449
2392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders
182
926
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyErigoninae
Emerton, 1882
Dwarf Spiders
25
151
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
25 Genera with 151 Species
#BCDEFGHMOPSTW
Baryphyma Simon, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 198817SpeciesTaxom
Collinsia O. P.-Cambridge, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Dicymbium Menge, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Entelecara Simon, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1973Black Dwarf Spiders15SpeciesTaxom
Floricomus Crosby & Bishop, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Hybauchenidium Holm, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18825SpeciesTaxom
Micrargus Dahl, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 198613SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Praestigia Millidge, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Styloctetor Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 199063SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
151 Species and 1 Subspecies
Baryphyma trifrons Octavius Pic..., 1863
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus laetabilis Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus similis Richard C. B..., 1892
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis acripes J. Denis, 1962
Ceratinopsis africana Herman Theod..., 1962
Ceratinopsis benoiti Herman Theod..., 1968
Ceratinopsis deformans J. Wunderlich, 1998
Ceratinopsis dippenaarae Jocqué, 1984
Ceratinopsis dippenaari Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Ceratinopsis fako Robert Bosma..., 1983
Ceratinopsis holmi Rudy Jocqué, 1981
Ceratinopsis idanrensis George Hazel..., 1980
Ceratinopsis infuscata J. Denis, 1962
Ceratinopsis machadoi František M..., 1970
Ceratinopsis mbamensis Robert Bosmans, 1988
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nitida Herman Theod..., 1964
Ceratinopsis raboeli Scharff, 1989
Ceratinopsis romana (— Millidge..., 1977)⇒ Styloctetor romanus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Ceratinopsis sinuata Robert Bosmans, 1988
Collinsia holmgreni Tord Tamerla..., 1871
Dicymbium tibiale John Blackwall, 1836
Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Dismodicus bifrons John Blackwall, 1841
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Entelecara schmitzi Wladislaus K..., 1905
Entelecara truncatifrons Octavius Pic..., 1875
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone arctophylacis Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone autumnalis James Henry ..., 1882Dwarf weaver
Erigone convalescens Rudy Jocqué, 1985
Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Erigone dentichelis František M..., 1970
Erigone dentipalpis (Wider, 1834)⇒ 
Erigone dentosa Octavius Pic..., 1894Dwarf weaver
Erigone irrita Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Erigone nitidithorax František M..., 1970
Erigone prominens Bösenberg & ..., 1906
Erigone promiscua Octavius Pic..., 1873
Erigone psychrophila Tord Tamerla..., 1871Mountain meadowfoam
Erigone sirimonensis Robert Bosmans, 1977
Erigone wiltoni Locket, 1973
Floricomus fossilis D. Penney, 2005
Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Gonatium dayense Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Gonatium occidentale Eugène Simon, 1918
Gonatium petrunkewitschi Lodovico di ..., 1949
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota deformans Wunderlich, 1998
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Hybauchenidium aquilonare Ludwig Carl ..., 1879
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Mermessus bryantae Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Mermessus denticulatus Richard C. B..., 1898
Mermessus fradeorum Berland, 1932Spider
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Mermessus trilobatus James Henry ..., 1882
Micrargus fuscipalpis Denis, 1962
Micrargus herbigradus (John Blackwall, 1854)⇒ Micrargus apertus Octavius Pic..., 1871
Micrargus parvus Wunderlich, 2011
Oedothorax fuscus John Blackwall, 1834
Oedothorax holmi Jörg Wunderl..., 1978
Oedothorax latitibialis Robert Bosmans, 1988
Oedothorax legrandi Rudy Jocqué, 1985
Oedothorax longiductus Robert Bosmans, 1988
Oedothorax macrophthalmus George Hazel..., 1980
Oedothorax monoceros František M..., 1970
Oedothorax muscicola Robert Bosmans, 1988
Oedothorax nazareti Scharff, 1989
Oedothorax paludigena Eugène Simon, 1926
Oedothorax pilosus Jörg Wunderl..., 1978
Oedothorax tingitanus Eugène Simon, 1884
Oedothorax usitatus Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976
Pocadicnemis occidentalis Alfred Frank..., 1976
Praestigia groenlandica (Herman Theod..., 1967)⇒ Praestigia sibirica Yuri M. Maru..., 2008
Praestigia kulczynskii Eskov, 1979
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Sisicottus panopeus František M..., 1999
Styloctetor romanus O. P.-Cambridge, 1872
Tapinocyba algirica Robert Bosmans, 2007
Tapinocyba ifrane Lecigne, 2025
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria aberdarensis Herman Theod..., 1962
Walckenaeria afur Konrad Thaler, 1984
Walckenaeria alba Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Walckenaeria allopatriae Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Walckenaeria antica Blackwall, 1833
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria baborensis Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria camposi Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria cavernicola Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria clavicornis James Henry ..., 1882
Walckenaeria cognata Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria corniculans O.P.-Cambridge, 1875Small-horned Walckenaer
Walckenaeria crocata Eugène Simon, 1884
Walckenaeria cuspidata cuspidata Blackwall, 1833
Walckenaeria denisi Konrad Thaler, 1984
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria elgonensis Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria erythrina Eugène Simon, 1884
Walckenaeria exigua Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria extraterrestris Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria faceta Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria fuscocephala Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Walckenaeria fuscocephalus Wunderlich, 1987
Walckenaeria gologolensis Scharff, 1990
Walckenaeria gomerensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Walckenaeria grancanariensis Wunderlich, 2011
Walckenaeria grandis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria heimbergi Robert Bosmans, 2007
Walckenaeria hierropalma Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Walckenaeria incompleta Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria jocquei Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria kabyliana Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria kigogensis Scharff, 1990
Walckenaeria kikogensis Scharff, 1990
Walckenaeria kulalensis Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria languida Eugène Simon, 1914
Walckenaeria lepida Wladislaus K..., 1885
Walckenaeria mariannae Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria mauensis Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria meruensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Walckenaeria microps Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria microspinosa Wunderlich, 2012
Walckenaeria minuscula Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria neglecta Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria ngorongoroensis Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria nigeriensis George Hazel..., 1980
Walckenaeria nodosa Octavius Pic..., 1873
Walckenaeria ocularis Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria palmierro Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Walckenaeria pinoensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria prominens Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria ruwenzoriensis Herman Theod..., 1962
Walckenaeria striata Jörg Wunderl..., 1987
Walckenaeria subterranea Wunderlich, 2011
Walckenaeria tanzaniensis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Walckenaeria teideensis Jörg Wunderl..., 1992
Walckenaeria tenuitibialis Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria tilos Wunderlich, 2011
Walckenaeria torta Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria trivialis Tanasevitch, 2023
Walckenaeria turbulenta Robert Bosmans, 1993
Walckenaeria unicornis Octavius Pic..., 1861
Walckenaeria uzungwensis Scharff, 1990


Links, sources and further information
Erigoninae at artfakta.se
Erigoninae at dyntaxa.se