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Checklist for Family Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 (Dwarf spiders)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
198
834
1968
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
171
709
1679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
55
370
1044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
51
362
1030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
42
339
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
41
338
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
9
102
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders
26
66
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Congo
26 Genera with 66 Species
#ABCEGHLMPSTW
Afroneta Holm, 200418SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Bursellia Holm, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Callitrichia Fage, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chenisides Denis, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Enguterothrix Denis, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Gibbafroneta Merrett, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Holmelgonia Jocqué & Sch..., 19683SpeciesTaxom
Laminafroneta Merrett, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Limoneta Bosmans & Jo..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Machadocara Miller, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Microcyba Holm, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1949Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Mioxena Simon, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 19645SpeciesTaxom
Simplicistilus Locket, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Syedra Simon, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Toschia Caporiacco, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Trachyneta Holm, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19622SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
66 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afroneta altivaga Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta annulata Merrett, 2004
Afroneta erecta Merrett, 2004
Afroneta fulva Merrett, 2004
Afroneta fusca Merrett, 2004
Afroneta guttata Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta immaculata Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta immaculoides Merrett, 2004
Afroneta lativulva Merrett, 2004
Afroneta lobeliae Merrett, 2004
Afroneta longispinosa Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta maculata Merrett, 2004
Afroneta pallens Merrett, 2004
Afroneta picta Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta subfusca Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta subfuscoides Merrett, 2004
Afroneta tenuivulva Merrett, 2004
Afroneta tristis Merrett, 2004
Agyneta conigera Octavius Pic..., 1863
Agyneta gracilipes Holm, 1968
Agyneta obscura Denis, 1950
Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968
Asthenargus expallidus Herman Theod..., 1962
Bathyphantes hirsutus George Hazel..., 1968
Bursellia comata Herman Theod..., 1962Lined sea star
Bursellia comata kivuensis Holm, 1964
Bursellia glabra Herman Theod..., 1962
Bursellia setifer Denis, 1962
Bursellia setifera J. Denis, 1962
Callitrichia picta Caporiacco, 1949
Ceratinopsis nitida Herman Theod..., 1964
Chenisides bispinigera J. Denis, 1962
Enguterothrix crinipes J. Denis, 1962
Enguterothrix tenuipalpis Herman Theod..., 1968
Gibbafroneta gibbosa Merrett, 2004
Holmelgonia holmi František M..., 1970
Holmelgonia nemoralis Herman Theod..., 1962
Holmelgonia spinosa Holm, 1968
Laminafroneta bidentata Herman Theod..., 1968
Laminafroneta brevistyla Herman Theod..., 1968
Lepthyphantes inopinatus George Hazel..., 1968
Lepthyphantes minusculus George Hazel..., 1968
Lepthyphantes ruwenzori Rudy Jocqué, 1985
Limoneta sirimoni Robert Bosmans, 1979
Machadocara dubia František M..., 1970
Meioneta gracilipes (Herman Theod..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968
Meioneta obscura (J. Denis, 1950)⇒ Agyneta obscura Denis, 1950
Metaleptyphantes clavator George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes triangulatus Herman Theod..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes uncinatus Herman Theod..., 1968
Microcyba aculeata Herman Theod..., 1964Lined sea star
Microcyba leleupi Herman Theod..., 1968
Microcyba vilhenai František M..., 1970
Microlinyphia delesserti Lodovico di ..., 1949
Mioxena celisi Herman Theod..., 1968
Pelecopsis alticola kivuensis Miller, 1970
Pelecopsis flava Herman Theod..., 1962
Pelecopsis fornicata František M..., 1970
Pelecopsis physeter Jean-Louis Fage, 1936Hartmeter's blunt armed sea star
Pelecopsis punctilineata Herman Theod..., 1964Lined sea star
Simplicistilus tanuekes George Hazel..., 1968
Syedra scamba George Hazel..., 1968
Toschia picta Lodovico di ..., 1949
Toschia spinosa Herman Theod..., 1968
Trachyneta extensa Herman Theod..., 1968
Walckenaeria nigeriensis George Hazel..., 1980
Walckenaeria ruwenzoriensis Herman Theod..., 1962

Subnodes of Linyphiidae with occurrences in Congo
SubfamilyErigoninae
Emerton, 1882
Dwarf Spiders
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLinyphiinae
Sheetweb Spiders
4
9
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