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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
82
787
3448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
78
779
3435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
62
729
2991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
61
718
2943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
10
191
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders
64
98
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
64 Genera with 98 Species
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Afribactrus Wunderlich, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Allomengea Strand, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Callitrichia Fage, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ceraticelus Simon, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinella Emerton, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Dicymbium Menge, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Diplocentria Hull, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Diplocephalus Bertkau, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dismodicus Simon, 18823SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Eridantes Crosby & Bishop, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Erigone Audouin, 1984Black Dwarf Spiders4SpeciesTaxom
Erigonoplus Simon, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Erigonops Scharff, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Estrandia Blauvelt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Frontinellina van Helsdingen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Gonatium Menge, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Gondwanascorpio1SpeciesTaxom
Grammonota Emerton, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Hypselistes Simon, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Limoneta Bosmans & Jo..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lucrinus O. P.-Cambridge, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Maso Simon, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mecynidis Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Mermessus O. P.-Cambridge, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Microctenonyx Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1883Platform spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neomaso Forster, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Notioscopus Simon, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Ophrynia Jocqué, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Oreonetides Strand, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Phlattothrata Crosby & Bishop, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1942Hammock Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Pocadicnemis Simon, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Praestigia Millidge, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomicrocentria Miller, 19701SpeciesTaxom
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..., 18822SpeciesTaxom
Toschia Caporiacco, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Tunagyna Chamberlin &..., 18921SpeciesTaxom
Tybaertiella Jocqué, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Typhistes Simon, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Vermontia Millidge, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19836SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
98 Species
Afribactrus stylifrons Jörg Wunderl..., 1995
Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Agyneta dynica Michael Ilma..., 1998
Agyneta natalensis Jocqué, 1984
Agyneta saxatilis Blackwall, 1844
Allomengea dentisetis Grube, 1861
Bathyphantes pallidus (Banks, 1892)⇒ Agyneta angulata Emerton, 1882
Callitrichia gloriosa Jocqué, 1984
Callitrichia minuta Jocqué, 1984
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 dippenaarae Jocqué, 1984
Ceratinopsis dippenaari Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Ceratinopsis idanrensis George Hazel..., 1980
Ceratinopsis nigriceps James Henry ..., 1882
Dicymbium tibiale John Blackwall, 1836
Diplocephalus subrostratus Octavius Pic..., 1873
Dismodicus alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1947
Dismodicus bifrons John Blackwall, 1841
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 arctophylacis Crosby & Bishop, 1928
Erigone cristatopalpus Eugène Simon, 1884White meadowbeauty
Erigone irrita Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Erigonoplus globipes Ludwig Carl ..., 1872
Erigonops littoralis J. Hewitt, 1915
Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Frontinellina locketi van Helsdingen, 1970
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 rimicola George Newbo..., 1964
Lepthyphantes turbatrix Octavius Pic..., 1877
Limoneta sirimoni Robert Bosmans, 1979
Lucrinus putus Octavius Pic..., 1904
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Maso sundevalli (Johan Peter ..., 1851)⇒ Satilatlas marxi matanuskae Chamberlin, 1949
Mecynidis dentipalpis Eugène Simon, 1894
Meioneta natalensis (Rudy Jocqué, 1984)⇒ Agyneta natalensis Jocqué, 1984
Mermessus fradeorum Berland, 1932Spider
Mermessus maculatus Richard C. B..., 1892Sheet-web spiders
Metaleptyphantes familiaris Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Microctenonyx subitaneus O. P.-Cambridge, 1875
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Microlinyphia sterilis Pavesi, 1883
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
Neomaso antarcticus Vernon Victo..., 1939
Neriene clathrata Sundevall, 1830
Neriene flammea van Helsdingen, 1969
Neriene natalensis van Helsdingen, 1969
Neriene oxycera Tu & Li, 2006
Neriene radiata Walckenaer, 1842Filmy dome spider
Notioscopus australis Eugène Simon, 1894
Oreonetides rotundus James Henry ..., 1913
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pelecopsis intricata Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Pelecopsis janus Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Pelecopsis medusoides 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
Pseudomicrocentria minutissima František M..., 1970
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 tenebricola Wider, 1834
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882
Toschia minuta Rudy Jocqué, 1984
Tunagyna debilis Richard C. B..., 1892
Tybaertiella krugeri Eugène Simon, 1894
Typhistes gloriosus Rudy Jocqué, 1984
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 nodosa Octavius Pic..., 1873
Walckenaeria prominens Millidge, 1983

Subnodes of Linyphiidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyErigoninae
Emerton, 1882
Dwarf Spiders
17
35
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLinyphiinae
Sheetweb Spiders
16
30
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