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Checklist for Family Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 (Dwarf spiders)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
248
931
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
209
804
1356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
74
532
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
73
529
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
59
495
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
58
493
830
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
136
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders
55
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
55 Genera with 66 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPSTVW
Agyneta Hull, 19844SpeciesTaxom
Allomengea Strand, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1884Black Dwarf Spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Erigonops Scharff, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Estrandia Blauvelt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gondwanascorpio1SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Limoneta Bosmans & Jo..., 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mecynidis Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 1920
0SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Microctenonyx Dahl, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1883Platform spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neomaso Forster, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Ophrynia Jocqué, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Phlattothrata Crosby & Bishop, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1942Hammock Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Praestigia Millidge, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Sciastes Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Scirites Bishop & Crosby, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Scironis Bishop & Crosby, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Sisicottus Bishop & Crosby, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Soulgas Crosby & Bishop, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Tapinocyba Simon, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18821SpeciesTaxom
Tunagyna Chamberlin &..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tybaertiella Jocqué, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Typhistes Simon, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Vermontia Millidge, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19835SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
66 Species
Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Agyneta dynica Michael Ilma..., 1998
Agyneta fillmorana Chamberlin, 1919
Agyneta natalensis Jocqué, 1984
Allomengea dentisetis Grube, 1861
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Ceraticelus atriceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus fissiceps Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceraticelus laetabilis Octavius Pic..., 1874
Ceratinella brunnea James Henry ..., 1882
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Diplocephalus subrostratus Octavius Pic..., 1873
Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Dismodicus decemoculatus James Henry ..., 1882
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Eridantes erigonoides James Henry ..., 1882
Erigone aletris Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Erigonops littoralis J. Hewitt, 1915
Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Gonatium crassipalpum Elizabeth Ba..., 1933
Gondwanascorpio emzantsiensis Gess, 2013
Grammonota angusta Charles Dent..., 1959
Grammonota gentilis Richard C. B..., 1898
Grammonota pictilis Octavius Pic..., 1875
Helophora insignis John Blackwall, 1841
Hypselistes florens Octavius Pic..., 1875Peatland Sheetweb Weaver
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Lepthyphantes turbatrix Octavius Pic..., 1877
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Microlinyphia sterilis Pavesi, 1883
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neomaso antarcticus Vernon Victo..., 1939
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Oreonetides rotundus James Henry ..., 1913
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pelecopsis janus Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Phlattothrata flagellata James Henry ..., 1911
Pityohyphantes alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes cristatus Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Pocadicnemis americana Alfred Frank..., 1976
Pocadicnemis occidentalis Alfred Frank..., 1976
Poeciloneta bihamata James Henry ..., 1882
Poeciloneta calcaratus Emerton, 1909
Praestigia kulczynskii Eskov, 1979
Prinerigone vagans Jean Victor ..., 1826Dwarf weaver
Sciastes truncatus James Henry ..., 1882
Scirites finitimus Dupérré & Pa..., 2007
Scironis tarsalis James Henry ..., 1911Tarsal Sheet-Web Weaver
Sisicottus montanus (James Henry ..., 1882)⇒ Sisicottus panopeus FrantiÅ¡ek M..., 1999
Soulgas corticarius (James Henry ..., 1909)⇒ Oedothorax seminolus Wilton Ivie ..., 1935
Tapinocyba simplex James Henry ..., 1882
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Tunagyna debilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Vermontia thoracica James Henry ..., 1913
Walckenaeria atrotibialis Octavius Pic..., 1878
Walckenaeria directa Octavius Pic..., 1874
Walckenaeria exigua Millidge, 1983
Walckenaeria lepida Wladislaus K..., 1885
Walckenaeria prominens Millidge, 1983

Subnodes of Linyphiidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyErigoninae
Emerton, 1882
Dwarf Spiders
16
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLinyphiinae
Sheetweb Spiders
16
25
Genera
Species

Taxom



Linyphiidae (Blackwall 1859)
Linyphiidae (Blackwall 1859)


Links, sources and further information
Linyphiidae at artfakta.se
Linyphiidae at biodiversity.org.au
Linyphiidae at dyntaxa.se
Linyphiidae at gbif.org
Linyphiidae at irmng.org
Linyphiidae at itis.gov
Linyphiidae at marinespecies.org