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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
210
775
1695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
185
672
1471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Megoperculata
Börner, 1902
64
395
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Araneae
Clerck, 1757
Spider, Spiders, True Spiders
60
388
966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Araneomorphae
Smith, 1902
True Spiders
50
361
917
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Araneomorphi
Smith, 1902
49
360
915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Araneoidea
Latreille, 1806
7
96
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLinyphiidae
Blackwall, 1859
Dwarf spiders, Dwarf weavers, Lattice web spiders
29
118
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tanzania
29 Genera with 118 Species
#ABCHLMNOPTUW
Afroneta Holm, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Afrophantes Tanasevitch, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Agyneta Hull, 20203SpeciesTaxom
Araeoncus Simon, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Bursellia Holm, 19625SpeciesTaxom
Callitrichia Fage, 198629SpeciesTaxom
Ceratinopsis Emerton, 19812SpeciesTaxom
Holmelgonia Jocqué & Sch..., 19868SpeciesTaxom
Laminafroneta Merrett, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 197811SpeciesTaxom
Locketidium Jocqué, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Mecynidis Simon, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Meioneta Hull, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Metaleptyphantes Locket, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Microcyba Holm, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1949Platform spiders1SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Oedothorax Bertkau, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Ophrynia Jocqué, 198611SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pelecopsis Simon, 19906SpeciesTaxom
Prinerigone Millidge, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Proelauna Jocqué, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Toschia Caporiacco, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Trichopterna Kulczynski, 19624SpeciesTaxom
Ulugurella Jocqué & Sch..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Walckenaeria Blackwall, 19909SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
118 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afroneta basilewskyi Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta brevistyla (Holm, 1968)⇒ Laminafroneta brevistyla Herman Theod..., 1968
Afroneta praticola Herman Theod..., 1968
Afrophantes tropicalis Tullgren, 1910
Afrophantes tullgreni Bosmans, 1978
Agyneta habra Locket, 1968
Agyneta obscura Denis, 1950
Agyneta spinifera Tanasevitch, 2020
Araeoncus picturatus Herman Theod..., 1962
Araeoncus victorianyanzae Lucien Berland, 1936
Asthenargus expallidus Herman Theod..., 1962
Asthenargus inermis Eugène Simon..., 1922
Bursellia gibbicervix J. Denis, 1962
Bursellia glabra Herman Theod..., 1962
Bursellia paghi Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Bursellia setifer Denis, 1962
Bursellia setifera J. Denis, 1962
Callitrichia afromontana Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia casta Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia criniger Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia crinigera Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia galeata Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia galeata lukwangulensis Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia hirsuta Lin, Lopardo..., 2022
Callitrichia holmi Wunderlich, 1978
Callitrichia infecta Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia insulana Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia juguma Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia meruensis Herman Theod..., 1962
Callitrichia mira Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Callitrichia monticola Albert Tullgren, 1910
Callitrichia paludicola Herman Theod..., 1962
Callitrichia perspicua Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia pileata Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Callitrichia pilosa Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Callitrichia revelatrix Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia rostrata Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia sellafrontis Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia simplex Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Callitrichia summicola Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia taeniata Herman Theod..., 1968
Callitrichia truncatula Scharff, 1990
Callitrichia turrita Herman Theod..., 1962
Callitrichia uncata Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia usitata Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Callitrichia virgo Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Ceratinopsis benoiti Herman Theod..., 1968
Ceratinopsis holmi Rudy Jocqué, 1981
Holmelgonia annemetteae Scharff, 1990
Holmelgonia annulata Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Holmelgonia basalis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Holmelgonia falciformis Scharff, 1990
Holmelgonia perturbatrix Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Holmelgonia projecta Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Holmelgonia rungwensis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Holmelgonia stoltzei Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Laminafroneta brevistyla Herman Theod..., 1968
Lepthyphantes bakeri Scharff, 1990
Lepthyphantes chita Scharff, 1990
Lepthyphantes dolichoskeles Scharff, 1990
Lepthyphantes howelli Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Lepthyphantes huberti Jörg Wunderl..., 1980
Lepthyphantes kilimandjaricus Albert Tullgren, 1910
Lepthyphantes msuyai Scharff, 1990
Lepthyphantes pennatus Scharff, 1990
Lepthyphantes phialoides Scharff, 1990
Lepthyphantes tropicalis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Lepthyphantes tullgreni Robert Bosmans, 1978
Locketidium stuarti Scharff, 1990
Mecynidis antiqua Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Mecynidis ascia Scharff, 1990
Mecynidis scutata Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Mecynidis spiralis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Meioneta habra (George Hazel..., 1968)⇒ Agyneta habra Locket, 1968
Meioneta obscura (J. Denis, 1950)⇒ Agyneta obscura Denis, 1950
Metaleptyphantes clavator George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes machadoi George Hazel..., 1968
Metaleptyphantes ovatus Scharff, 1990
Microcyba brevidentata Herman Theod..., 1962
Microlinyphia delesserti Lodovico di ..., 1949
Neriene helsdingeni George Hazel..., 1968
Neriene kibonotensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Oedothorax usitatus Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Ophrynia galeata Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Ophrynia galeata lukwangulensis Jocqué & Sch..., 1986
Ophrynia infecta Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Ophrynia insulana Scharff, 1990
Ophrynia juguma Scharff, 1990
Ophrynia perspicua Scharff, 1990
Ophrynia revelatrix Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Ophrynia rostrata Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Ophrynia summicola Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Ophrynia truncatula Scharff, 1990
Ophrynia uncata Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pelecopsis biceps Herman Theod..., 1962
Pelecopsis moschensis Lodovico di ..., 1947
Pelecopsis papillii Scharff, 1990
Pelecopsis pasteuri Lucien Berland, 1936Rosy starfish
Pelecopsis physeter Jean-Louis Fage, 1936Hartmeter's blunt armed sea star
Pelecopsis sanje Scharff, 1990
Prinerigone aethiopica Albert Tullgren, 1910
Proelauna humicola František M..., 1970
Tenuiphantes stramencola Scharff, 1990
Toschia casta Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Toschia virgo Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Trichopterna loricata J. Denis, 1962
Trichopterna macrophthalma J. Denis, 1962
Trichopterna rotundiceps J. Denis, 1962
Trichopterna seculifera J. Denis, 1962
Ulugurella longimana Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Walckenaeria allopatriae Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Walckenaeria cognata Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria gologolensis Scharff, 1990
Walckenaeria kigogensis Scharff, 1990
Walckenaeria kikogensis Scharff, 1990
Walckenaeria meruensis Albert Tullgren, 1910
Walckenaeria ngorongoroensis Herman Theod..., 1984
Walckenaeria tanzaniensis Rudy Jocqué ..., 1986
Walckenaeria uzungwensis Scharff, 1990

Subnodes of Linyphiidae with occurrences in Tanzania
SubfamilyErigoninae
Emerton, 1882
Dwarf Spiders
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLinyphiinae
Sheetweb Spiders
6
19
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