Brachycerasphora

Brachycerasphora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Linyphiidae
Genus:	Brachycerasphora ; Denis, 1962
Type species
	B. monocerotum ; Denis, 1962
Species
	5, see text

Last updated January 25, 2026

Brachycerasphora is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. Denis in 1962.^[2]

Species

As of May 2019^[update] it contains five species:^[1]

Brachycerasphora connectens Denis, 1964 – Libya
Brachycerasphora convexa (Simon, 1884) – Algeria, Tunisia, Israel
Brachycerasphora femoralis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) – Israel
Brachycerasphora monocerotum Denis, 1962 (type) – Libya
Brachycerasphora parvicornis (Simon, 1884) – Egypt, Israel

References

1 2 "Gen. Brachycerasphora Denis, 1962". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-13.
↑ Denis, J. (1962). "Notes sur les érigonides. XXI. Brachycerasphora, nouveau genre nord-africain". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 34: 239–246.

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[wsc-1] 1 2 "Gen. Brachycerasphora Denis, 1962". World Spider Catalog Version 20.0. Natural History Museum Bern. 2019. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2019-06-13.

[Deni1962-2] Denis, J. (1962). "Notes sur les érigonides. XXI. Brachycerasphora, nouveau genre nord-africain". Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 34: 239–246.

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