| Disembolus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Linyphiidae |
| Genus: | Disembolus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 [1] |
| Type species | |
| D. stridulans Chamberlin & Ivie, 1933 | |
| Species | |
24, see text | |
Disembolus is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Vaine Wilton Ivie in 1933. [2]
As of May 2019 [update] it contains twenty-four species: [1]
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.
Ceratinella is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by James Henry Emerton in 1882. They are very similar to both Ceraticelus and Idionella, and the taxonomy of these spiders may change.
Mermessus is a genus of spiders in the family Linyphiidae. It was first described in 1899 by O. Pickard-Cambridge. As of 2017, it contains 81 species.
Walckenaeria is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by John Blackwall in 1833. It is a senior synonym of Paragonatium, as well as Wideria, Cornicularia, Prosopotheca, Tigellinus, and Trachynella.
Erigone is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by Jean Victoire Audouin in 1826. They are carnivorous, preying on small insects such as Psylla and flies. One of the distinctive characters for this genus is the presence of teeth bordering the carapace.
Agyneta is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by J. E. Hull in 1911.
Scotinotylus is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Spirembolus is a genus of North American sheet weavers that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin in 1920.
Ceratinopsis is a genus of dwarf spiders that was first described by James Henry Emerton in 1882.
Cybaeota is a genus of North American araneomorph spiders in the family Cybaeidae, and was first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1933. It was moved to the Cybaeidae in 1967.
Eulaira is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Vaine Wilton Ivie in 1933.
Linyphantes is a genus of North American dwarf spiders that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Vaine Wilton Ivie in 1942.
Satilatlas is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugen von Keyserling in 1886.
Sciastes is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by S. C. Bishop & C. R. Crosby in 1938.
Tachygyna is a genus of North American sheet weavers that was first described by Ralph Vary Chamberlin & Vaine Wilton Ivie in 1939.
Tapinocyba is a genus of sheet weavers that was first described by Eugène Louis Simon in 1884.
Piabuna is a genus of North American araneomorph spiders first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1933. Originally added to the Liocranidae, it was moved to the Corinnidae in 2002, then to the Phrurolithidae in 2014.