Linyphiidae, spiders commonly known as sheet weavers, or money spiders is a family of very small spiders comprising 4706 described species in 620 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. The family is poorly understood due to their small body size and wide distribution; new genera and species are still being discovered throughout the world. The newest such genus is Himalafurca from Nepal, formally described in April 2021 by Tanasevitch. Since it is so difficult to identify such tiny spiders, there are regular changes in taxonomy as species are combined or divided.
Afroneta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Å. Holm in 1968.
Afroneta blesti is a species of sheet weaver spider found in Ethiopia. It was described by Merrett & Russell-Smith in 1996.
Afroneta snazelli is a species of sheet weaver found in Ethiopia. It was described by Merrett & Russell-Smith in 1996.
Afroneta millidgei is a species of sheet weaver found in Ethiopia. It was described by Merrett & Russell-Smith in 1996.
Nothophantes, the horrid ground-weaver, is a critically endangered monotypic genus of European dwarf spiders containing the single species, Nothophantes horridus. It was first described by P. Merrett & R. A. Stevens in 1995, and has only been found in an area of Plymouth smaller than 1 square kilometre (0.39 sq mi). The genus name comes from the Ancient Greek νόθος, meaning "spurious", and hyphantes, meaning "weaver". The species name comes from the Latin horridus, meaning "bristly".
Carorita is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by E. Duffey & P. Merrett in 1963. As of May 2019 it contains only two species: C. limnaea and C. sibirica.
Dendronetria is a genus of Indonesian dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge & A. Russell-Smith in 1992. As of May 2019, it contained only two species, both found in Borneo: D. humilis and D. obscura.
Dumoga is a genus of Southeast Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge & A. Russell-Smith in 1992. As of May 2019 it contains only three species: D. arboricola, D. buratino, and D. complexipalpis.
Gibbafroneta is a monotypic genus of Central African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Gibbafroneta gibbosa. It was first described by P. Merrett in 2004, and has only been found in Middle Africa.
Ibadana is a monotypic genus of African dwarf spiders containing the single species, Ibadana cuspidata. It was first described by G. H. Locket & A. Russell-Smith in 1980, and has only been found in Cameroon and Nigeria.
Karita is a monotypic genus of dwarf spiders containing the single species, Karita paludosa. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2007, and has only been found in Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Russia, and United Kingdom.
Kenocymbium is a genus of Southeast Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge & A. Russell-Smith in 1992. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand: K. deelemanae and K. simile.
Laminafroneta is a genus of African dwarf spiders that was first described by P. Merrett in 2004. As of May 2019 it contains only three species, found in Cameroon, Middle Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, and Tanzania: L. bidentata, L. brevistyla, and L. locketi.
Locketiella is a genus of Southeast Asian dwarf spiders that was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge & A. Russell-Smith in 1992. As of May 2019 it contains only two species, both found in Indonesia: L. merretti and L. parva.
Mecynidis is a genus of African dwarf spiders that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1894. Originally placed with the tangle-web spiders, it was moved to the Linyphiidae in 1964.
Notiogyne is a monotypic genus of Asian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Notiogyne falcata. It was first described by A. V. Tanasevitch in 2007, and has only been found in Russia.
Phyllarachne is a monotypic genus of Indonesian dwarf spiders containing the single species, Phyllarachne levicula. It was first described by Alfred Frank Millidge & A. Russell-Smith in 1992, and has only been found on the Borneo.
Pseudomaso is a monotypic genus of West African sheet weavers containing the single species, Pseudomaso longipes. It was first described by G. H. Locket & A. Russell-Smith in 1980, and has only been found in Nigeria.
Tybaertiella is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by R. Jocqué in 1979.
