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Checklist for Subfamily Linyphiinae (Sheetweb 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
 
SubfamilyLinyphiinae
Sheetweb Spiders
16
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
16 Genera with 30 Species
Agyneta Hull, 18444SpeciesTaxom
Allomengea Strand, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Bathyphantes Menge, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Centromerus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Drapetisca Menge, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Estrandia Blauvelt, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Helophora Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Lepthyphantes Menge, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Macrargus Dahl, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Microlinyphia Gerhardt, 1883Platform spiders2SpeciesTaxom
Microneta Menge, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Neriene Blackwall, 18425SpeciesTaxom
Ostearius Hull, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pityohyphantes Simon, 1942Hammock Spiders3SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloneta Kulczynski, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Tenuiphantes Saaristo & T..., 18822SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
30 Species
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
Centromerus persolutus Octavius Pic..., 1875
Drapetisca alteranda Ralph Vary C..., 1909Northern Long-Toothed Sheetweaver
Estrandia grandaeva Eugen von Ke..., 1886
Helophora insignis John Blackwall, 1841
Lepthyphantes alpinus James Henry ..., 1882
Lepthyphantes rimicola George Newbo..., 1964
Lepthyphantes turbatrix Octavius Pic..., 1877
Macrargus multesimus (Octavius Pic..., 1875)⇒ Porrhomma macrochelis James Henry ..., 1917
Microlinyphia mandibulata James Henry ..., 1882
Microlinyphia sterilis Pavesi, 1883
Microneta viaria Blackwall, 1841
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
Ostearius melanopygius O. P.-Cambridge, 1879
Pityohyphantes alticeps Ralph Vary C..., 1943Maricopa harvester ant
Pityohyphantes costatus Nicholas Mar..., 1850Hammock spider
Pityohyphantes cristatus Ralph Vary C..., 1942
Poeciloneta bihamata James Henry ..., 1882
Poeciloneta calcaratus Emerton, 1909
Tenuiphantes tenebricola Wider, 1834
Tenuiphantes zebra James Henry ..., 1882


Links, sources and further information
Linyphiinae at artfakta.se
Linyphiinae at dyntaxa.se