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Checklist for Family Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 (Dwarf spiders)
and region Ethiopia (East Africa)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
110
404
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
92
331
792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
42
251
671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
41
250
669
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
36
240
643
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
35
239
642
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
5
51
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders
18
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ethiopia
18 Genera with 33 Species
Afromynoglenes Merrett & Ru..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Afroneta Holm, 19964SpeciesTaxom
Afrophantes Tanasevitch, 20255SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Callitrichia Fage, 20233SpeciesTaxom
Canariphantes Wunderlich, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Laminafroneta Merrett, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Linyphia Latreille, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 20251SpeciesTaxom
Microcyba Holm, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 20232SpeciesTaxom
Savignia Blackwall, 20231SpeciesTaxom
Tybaertiella Jocqué, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Typhistes Simon, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 20231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
33 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afromynoglenes parkeri Merrett & Ru..., 1996
Afroneta blesti Merrett & Ru..., 1996
Afroneta locketi (Merrett & Ru..., 1996)⇒ Laminafroneta locketi Merrett & Ru..., 1996
Afroneta millidgei Merrett & Ru..., 1996
Afroneta snazelli Merrett & Ru..., 1996
Afrophantes acuminifrons Bosmans, 1978
Afrophantes bituberculatus Bosmans, 1978
Afrophantes bryocola Tanasevitch, 2025
Afrophantes chilalo Tanasevitch, 2025
Afrophantes legatus Tanasevitch, 2025
Agyneta prosectes Locket, 1968
Callitrichia asela Tanasevitch, 2023
Callitrichia pilosa Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Callitrichia protegularis Tanasevitch, 2023
Canariphantes trichofer Tanasevitch, 2025
Laminafroneta locketi Merrett & Ru..., 1996
Lepthyphantes acuminifrons Robert Bosmans, 1978
Lepthyphantes bituberculatus Robert Bosmans, 1978
Lepthyphantes simiensis Robert Bosmans, 1978
Linyphia lineola Pavesi, 1883
Metaleptyphantes subclavator Tanasevitch, 2025
Microcyba magna Tanasevitch, 2023
Microcyba oromia Tanasevitch, 2023
Oedothorax nazareti Scharff, 1989
Oedothorax pilosus Jörg Wunderl..., 1978
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pelecopsis alticola elgonensis Holm, 1962
Pelecopsis arsi Tanasevitch, 2023
Savignia ericola Tanasevitch, 2023
Tybaertiella peniculifer Jocqué, 1979 *, 0
Tybaertiella peniculifera Rudy Jocqué, 1979
Typhistes elephas Lucien Berland, 1922
Walckenaeria trivialis Tanasevitch, 2023

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

Taxom

SubfamilyLinyphiinae
Sheetweb Spiders
4
6
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